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No one to hate except the slim fish of memory that slides in and out of my brain.

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
Slides
Fish
Fishes
Memory
Except
Memories
Brain
Slim
Hate
Forgetfulness

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