Anne Sexton

Quotes

• “Do you like me?”No answer.Silence bounced, fell off his tongueand sat between usand clogged my throat.It slaughtered my ...”
• “The grass as bristly and stout as chives and me wondering when the ground will break and me wondering how anything fragi...”
• “As it has been said:Love and a coughcannot be concealed.Even a small cough.Even a small love.”
• “Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.”
• “Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.”
• “Fee-fi-fo-fum -Now I'm borrowed.Now I'm numb.”
• “Live or die, but don't poison everything.”