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I'm a realist.

I have learned in fashion to be a little savage.

I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.

I am a mixture of idealist and realist.

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of the word, and the people to whom it is applied.

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed of determination in me that I was not conscious of. I was mostly consciously getting into trouble and drunk.

Without so much as turning a hair I freely admit that I am one of America's greatest realists.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

There are various kinds of savagery: emotional, spiritual, economic, and cultural savagery.