I think it will be a miracle if I don't someday end up kill… — Anne Sexton

"I think it will be a miracle if I don't someday end up killing myself."

Anne Sexton Poet, Author

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Source: Anne Sexton, Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames (2004). “Anne Sexton: A Self-portrait in Letters”, p.255, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Anne Sexton

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Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional style, exploring themes of mental illness and love in works like 'Live or Die'.

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