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

Quote by Anne Sexton

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The joy that isn't shared dies young.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

Death's in the good-bye.

Death's in the good-bye.

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

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

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

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

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

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

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...

Need is not quite belief.

Need is not quite belief.

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...

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

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...

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

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

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

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

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