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Anne Sexton Quotes: Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.
         

Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.


Anne Sexton
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This page presents the quote "Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.". Author of this quote is Anne Sexton. This quote is about knowledge, love, intellect, fall, upside down, knows, heart,.