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I've always been a narcissist.

It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they imagine, for the success they may have achieved, even in practical pursuits, and for the enjoyment their lives have afforded them.

Narcissism is the part of my personality that I am the least proud of, and I certainly don't like to see it highlighted in everybody else I meet.

I tend to like poems that engage me - that is to say, which do not bore me.

I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.

Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of.

I despair of ever writing excellent poetry.

Poetry is always slightly mysterious, and you wonder what is your relationship to it.

One thing a narcissist doesn't like is to look in a mirror that is in any way genuinely reflective of what's on the other side of it.

I think narcissists are endlessly watchable. The way they view the world and the way they interact within the world.