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There is hope. There is hope everywhere. Today God give milk and I have the pail.

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
Everywhere
Hope
Give
Today
Giving
Pail
Milk
Snow

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