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I’ll put it out there: I am scarred by the nostalgic indicipherability of my own desires I an engulfed by the intimidating unknown, pushed through darkness and dragged down by the irretrievable past sweetness of my memories.

Anne Sexton

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Anne Sexton
Age: 45 †
Born: 1928
Born: November 9
Died: 1974
Died: October 4
Poet
Writer
Newton
Massachusetts
Anne Gray Harvey
Unknown
Irretrievable
Desires
Engulfed
Darkness
Scarred
Memories
Dragged
Desire
Nostalgic
Past
Intimidating
Pushed
Sweetness

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