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Anne Sexton Quotes

Biography: Anne Sexton is known for her intensely personal and confessional poetr... more Biography: Anne Sexton is known for her intensely personal and confessional poetry. A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, she explored themes of mental illness, depression, and familial relationships with raw honesty. Her collections, such as "Live or Die" and "To Bedlam and Part Way Back," remain influential in contemporary poetry. less

"As for death, he is waiting with his scissors in that green, voiceless opportunity beyond the garden."

Tags: Metaphor, Opportunity, Mystery, Death, Inevitability

"I think people listen with their eyes, hearing sees more than the ear sees."

Tags: Perception, Communication, Awareness, Interpretation, Listening

"I think love is when you know that the person you love is safe, that you are protecting them from harm."

Tags: Love, Relationships, Trust, Affection, Companionship

"Sometimes the soul takes pictures of things it has wished for, but never seen."

Tags: Spirituality, Dreams, Imagination, Vision, Soul

"When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home."

Tags: Identity, Humor, Travel, Recognition, Home

"Even without wars, life is dangerous and broken enough. Even in the ordinary, an ordinary life is filled with ordinary wars."

Tags: Life, Reality, Adversity, Challenges, Conflict

"Death, I need my little addiction to you. I need that rush, that does of death."

Tags: Mortality, Death, Darkness, Longing, Existential

"My business is words. Words are like labels, or coins, or better, like swarming bees."

Tags: Creativity, Communication, Literature, Expression, Poetry

"My friend, my friend, I was born doing reference work in sin, and born confessing it."

Tags: Personal growth, Self-awareness, Human nature, Spirituality, Reflection

"Even so at times I think I will never be like other people but is this exactly what I would want"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-discovery, Identity, Individuality, Authenticity

"You can make yourself love, not like way back but always I seem to know I am an exception"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-awareness, Self-discovery, Individuality, Introspection

"There is rust in my mouth, the stain of an old kiss"

Tags: Love, Passion, Poetry, Memory, Nostalgia

"Live or die, but don't poison everything"

Tags: Philosophy, Mindfulness, Life, Mental health, Well-being

"I am not immortal. Faustus and I never signed a pact but I am damn close"

Tags: Literature, Mortality, Immortality, Temptation, Legend

"Words and eggs must be handled with care. Once broken they are impossible things to repair"

Tags: Wisdom, Communication, Caution, Words, Speech

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