About This Quote

“I am not looking for books to explain more with their words, but listening to poets with their imagery, symbols, listening to my own feelings as I continue my pilgrimage in this life, pausing, watching, catching glimpses of deeper down things.” This quote is by Anne Sexton. She was a famous poet who wrote many poems about her personal life and how she felt about the world. Although she had many problems in her life she never gave up on herself or her writing.

Source: Watching The River Flow By: Selected Poems

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