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

Quote by Anne Sexton

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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...

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

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.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.