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Anne Sexton Quotes: Then God spoke to me and said: People say only good things about Christmas. If they want to say something bad, they whisper.
         

Then God spoke to me and said: People say only good things about Christmas. If they want to say something bad, they whisper.


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



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