Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Anne Stevenson
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  2. Single is not a status, it is a word that describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others. - Prixie

  3. Arthur: If I asked you where the hell we were, would I regret it? Ford: We're safe. Arthur: Oh good. Ford: We're in a small galley cabin in one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet. that I wasn't previously aware of. - Douglas Adams

  4. To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions. - Amit Kalantri

  5. The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths. - Dejan Stojanovic

More Quotes By Anne Stevenson
  1. Mind led bodyto the edge of the precipice. They stared in desireat the naked abyss. If you love me, said mind, take that step into silence. If you love me, said body, turn and exist.

  2. There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.

  3. Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

  4. A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

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