Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Quote by Anne Sexton

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Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

Death's in the good-bye.

Death's in the good-bye.

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

I am not immortal. Faustus and I are the also-ran.

I am not immortal. Faustus and I are the also-ran.

In a dream you are never eighty.

In a dream you are never eighty.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after...

The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after...

In a dream you are never eighty

In a dream you are never eighty

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

I cannot promise very much. I give you the images I know. Lie still with...

I cannot promise very much. I give you the images I know. Lie still with...

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk...

I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk...

Well, one gets out of bed and the planets dont always hiss or muck up...

Well, one gets out of bed and the planets dont always hiss or muck up...

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.