I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing yet they give their lives to that little or nothing. One…

Quote by Anne Sexton

Topics: Belief Quotes, Life Quotes, Mankind Quotes

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

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

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...

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

In a dream you are never eighty.

In a dream you are never eighty.

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...

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.

Need is not quite belief.

Need is not quite belief.

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

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

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

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

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

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

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...

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

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

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

LIfe? LIfe? It's Death that makes life worth living for.

LIfe? LIfe? It's Death that makes life worth living for.

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in...

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in...

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect...

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect...

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...