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Anne Sexton Quotes: You must be a poet, a lady of evil luck desiring to be what you are not, longing to be what you can only visit.
         

You must be a poet, a lady of evil luck desiring to be what you are not, longing to be what you can only visit.


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Meanwhile in my head, I’m undergoing open-heart surgery.



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This page presents the quote "You must be a poet, a lady of evil luck desiring to be what you are not, longing to be what you can only visit.". Author of this quote is Anne Sexton. This quote is about poet, poetry, longing, luck, evil,.