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Alice Notley Quotes: Writing poetry is what I am. I wouldn’t know what else to be.
         

Writing poetry is what I am. I wouldn’t know what else to be.


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Feeling awful is physiological you say.God I hate you, I say. Yes you can find the neurons for feeling awful. Do you think you can find the neurons for the fact I hate you?

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I knew you were in charge of me but my mind broke on its own.



And maybe you can’t know me now.   Maybe I’m just blood. Whatever that’s for.

And maybe you can’t know me now.   Maybe I’m just blood. Whatever that’s for.



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I didn't care much what happened to me, so chance didn't matter.





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