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Anne Sexton Quotes: Here in the hospital, I say,that is not my body, not my body.I am not here for the doctorsto read like a recipe.
         

Here in the hospital, I say,that is not my body, not my body.I am not here for the doctorsto read like a recipe.


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Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.



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Meanwhile in my head, I’m undergoing open-heart surgery.



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