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

Quote by Anne Sexton

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Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

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

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

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

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

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...

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

Death's in the good-bye.

Death's in the good-bye.

In a dream you are never eighty

In a dream you are never eighty

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

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...

Need is not quite belief.

Need is not quite belief.

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside...

Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside...

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created...

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created...