Clichés so often befall vain people. Auteur: Ann Beattie Copy Quote More from Ann Beattie “Clouds are poems, and the most moving poems linger on the blackboard so long, w…” “Italics provide a wonderful advantage: you see, right away, that the words are …” “It's not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other peo…” “Jane remembers those years, though, as if they had been [a movie]--in part beca…”