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Agee Quotes By James Agee: Seems as unfounded ... to say there isn't

Seems as unfounded ... to say there isn't a God as to say there is. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: The camera seems to me, next to unassisted

The camera seems to me, next to unassisted and weaponless consciousness, the central instrument of our time. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Talking to that fool is like trying to

Talking to that fool is like trying to put socks on an octopus! — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: God doesn't believe in the easy way.

God doesn't believe in the easy way. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Philip Agee: You get so used to lying that after

You get so used to lying that after a while it's hard to remember what the truth is. — Philip Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Play the age as comedy if you want

Play the age as comedy if you want to get away with murder. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: In every child who is born, under no

In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: All of consciousness is shifted from the imagined,

All of consciousness is shifted from the imagined, the revisive, to the effort to perceive simply the cruel radiance of what is — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: Drama is a gun that doesn't go off.

Drama is a gun that doesn't go off. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: The mere attempt to examine my own confusion

The mere attempt to examine my own confusion would consume volumes. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: You never live an inch without involvement and

You never live an inch without involvement and hurting people and fucking yourself everlastingly. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we were put

Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we were put in this world to rise above. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: I feel as I were disintegrating and "growing

I feel as I were disintegrating and "growing up", whatever that means, simultaneously. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Frances Mayes: When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora

When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner. — Frances Mayes

Agee Quotes By James Agee: You must be in tune with the times

You must be in tune with the times and prepared to break with tradition. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: I suspect the fault ... is in me:

I suspect the fault ... is in me: that I hate any job on earth, as a job and a hindrance and a semi-suicide. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: The camera is just a machine, which records

The camera is just a machine, which records with impressive and as a rule very cruel faithfulness. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Several tons of dynamite are set off in

Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: But when you make love, the dead stay

But when you make love, the dead stay close, fill the bed, lie along the bodies in tiers, sandwiching all their lives with yours. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: She blew in like a hard west wind,

She blew in like a hard west wind, the kind that dropped a man's bones to zero, froze his hair to his skull, and clogged his eyes with ice. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: There's a lot of true things that happen

There's a lot of true things that happen in our life. I think we see them at the very moment they happen too, then we try to forget about them. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: A girl's brain is mysterious, but only in

A girl's brain is mysterious, but only in a superficial way-a way very exasperating to me. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: I know I am making the choice most

I know I am making the choice most dangerous to an artist in valuing life above art, — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: ...and gentle happy and peaceful, tasting the mean

...and gentle happy and peaceful, tasting the mean goodness of their living like the last of their suppers in their mouths. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: In this astonishing novel Amirrezvani reminds us what

In this astonishing novel Amirrezvani reminds us what all human hearts suffer and dare. Equal of the Sun is an irresistible novel. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: I'm very anxious not to fall into archaism

I'm very anxious not to fall into archaism or 'literary' diction. I want my vocabulary to have a very large range, but the words must be alive. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: The goal is the same: life itself; and

The goal is the same: life itself; and the price is the same; life itself. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Well, now, some people learn a little quicker

Well, now, some people learn a little quicker than others. It's nice to learn fast but it's nice to take your time too. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: Some people get where they hope to in

Some people get where they hope to in this world. Most of us don't. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: God is not here, Hannah said to herself;

God is not here, Hannah said to herself; and made a small cross upon her breastbone, against her blasphemy. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Jon Agee: Eva, can I pose as Aesop in a

Eva, can I pose as Aesop in a cave?"
No, Don. — Jon Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: This continent, an open palm spread frank before

This continent, an open palm spread frank before the sky. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: for the other sort of intimate acquaintance,

for the other sort of intimate acquaintance, — James Agee

Agee Quotes By James Agee: We are talking now of summer evenings in

We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville Tennessee in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised to myself as a child. — James Agee

Agee Quotes By Jonis Agee: We all need the waters of the Mercy

We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives. — Jonis Agee

Agee Quotes By William Jennings Bryan: If the Bible and the microscope do not

If the Bible and the microscope do not agee, the microscope is wrong — William Jennings Bryan