Quotes by Danielle Dutton, Margaret the First

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ambition identity self-creation uniqueness-of-individual early-fame ego learning-process self-promotion writers-ego

“I had rather be a meteor, single, alone.'Plus Paris itself was noisome. Even with its glittering bridges and orangeries, even if the birthplace of ballet.'I had rather been a meteor, than a star in...”
— Danielle Dutton, Margaret the First
ambition identity self-creation uniqueness-of-individual

“Still, Antwerp, the parties, my husband's talks--all of it fed my mind. I'd hardly set down my quill before I took it up again, writing stories unconnected--of a pimp, a virgin, a rogue--strung up ...”
— Danielle Dutton, Margaret the First
early-fame ego learning-process self-promotion