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Quote by Anne Sexton

“I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk right by”

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Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional and autobiographical poetry. Her works delved deeply into personal pain, family relationships, and social issues, profoundly influencing 20th-century poetry. more

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Ifs Thinking Ideas Stuff Numbers Five Economic Theory Average Income Surround Closest Surround Yourself Closest Friends Economic Theory

Book:Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Source: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

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Reason Bitter Worth It Bitter Experience

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Trying Bones Always Trying Inexplicable

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Moments Light Energy Flow Intention

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“I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see, I swallow immediately. Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful.”

Dislike Truthful Preconceptions

Book:Selected Poems of Sylvia Plath

Source: Selected Poems of Sylvia Plath

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World Mind Looks Body Hands Eye My Own Blind

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“Why should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?”

Should Years I Can Sound Twenties Should I Mediocre

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Writing Moments Flower That Moment Stem

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