"Emerald as heavy as a golf course, ruby as dark as an afterbirth, diamond as white as sun on the sea."
"The joy that isn't shared dies young."
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Source: Anne Sexton, “Admonitions To A Special Person”
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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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