interested quotes

Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

- Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
  The Cynic's Word Book. Retitled  The Devil's Dictionary (1911).

Que mon livre t'enseigne a'   t'inte  resser plus a'   toi qu'a'   lui- me"  mepuis a'   tout le reste plus qu'a'   toi. Maymy book teachyoutobe moreinterestedinyourself than in itthen, in everyone else more than yourself.

- Andre   Paul Guillaume Gide
  Les Nourritures terrestres, pt.1.

It wasn't a matterof becoming interested inmusic; music isa gift and a burden I'vehad since Icanremember who I was. I was born into music. The decision was how to make the best use of it.

- Nina pseudonym of  Eunice Waymon Simone
Quoted in ArtTaylor Notes andTones (1977),'Nina Simone'.