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Anne Sexton Quotes

Anne Sexton quotes about god

American Poet November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974

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and God was there like an island I had not rowed to, still ignorant of Him, my arms, and my legs worked, and I grew, I grew, I wore rubies and bought tomatoesand now, in my middle age, about nineteen in the head I'd say, I am rowing, I am rowingthough the oarlocks stick and are rustyand the sea blinks and rollslike a worried eyebal, but I am rowing, I am rowing, though the wind pushes me backand I know that that island will not be perfect, it will have the flaws of life, the absurdities of... Anne Sexton
God went out of me as if the sea dried up like sandpaper, as if the sun became a latrine. God went out of my fingers. They became stone. My body became a side of mutton and despair roamed the slaughterhouse. Anne Sexton
Look to your heartthat flutters in and out like a moth. God is not indifferent to your need. You have a thousand prayersbut God has one. Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton quote: "God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer."
God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer. Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton quote: "God owns heaven but He craves the earth."
God owns heaven but He craves the earth. Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton quote: "I am God, la de dah."
I am God, la de dah. Anne Sexton

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