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Anne Sexton Quotes: I will be steel! I will build a steel bridge over my need! I will build a bomb shelter over my heart! But my future is a secret. It is as shy as a mole.
         

I will be steel! I will build a steel bridge over my need! I will build a bomb shelter over my heart! But my future is a secret. It is as shy as a mole.


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As it has been said: Love and a cough cannot be concealed. Even a small cough. Even a small love.



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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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