“I am a collection of dismantled almosts.”
― Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters
― Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters
“So I'll be bold, as well as strong, and use my head alongside my heart.”
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“Why is life so difficult? Why can't we be just ourselves and have everyone accept us the way we are?”
― Go Ask Alice
― Go Ask Alice
“But do not ask the price I pay,
I must live with my quiet rage
Tame the ghosts in my head
That run wild and wish me dead
Should you shake my ash to the wind
Lord, forget all of my sins
Oh, let me die where I lie
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.”
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I must live with my quiet rage
Tame the ghosts in my head
That run wild and wish me dead
Should you shake my ash to the wind
Lord, forget all of my sins
Oh, let me die where I lie
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.”
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“But tell me now, where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart?”
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