Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Anne Sexton
- As it has been said, love and a cough cannot be concealed. Even a small cough. Even a small love.
- Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much that it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.
- I am stuffing your mouth with your promises and watching you vomit them out upon my face.
- I am alone here in my own mind. There is no map, and there is no road. It is one of a kind, just as yours is.
- Only my books anoint me, and a few friends, those who reach into my veins,.
- Perhaps I am no one. True, I have a body, and I cannot escape from it. I would like to fly out of my head, but that is out of the question.
- I’m lost. And it’s my own fault. It’s about time I figured out that I can’t ask people to keep me found.
- Depression is boring, I think, and I would do better to make some soup and light up the cave.
- It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.
- She is so naked and singular. She is the sum of yourself and your dream. Climb her like a monument, step after step. She is solid.
Anne Sexton (1928–1974) was an American poet known for her confessional style and vivid, often deeply personal, exploration of themes such as mental illness, family relationships, and the complexities of being a woman. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Sexton initially pursued a career as a model and housewife before turning to poetry as a means of expressing her inner turmoil.
Her breakthrough came with the publication of her first collection, “To Bedlam and Part Way Back” (1960), which garnered critical acclaim for its raw and introspective approach. Sexton continued to explore her own struggles with mental health in subsequent works, including “All My Pretty Ones” (1962) and “Live or Die” (1966), the latter of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Sexton’s poetic voice was marked by its unflinching honesty and intense emotional impact. Her works often delved into the darker corners of the human psyche, addressing taboo subjects with a frankness that was both unsettling and groundbreaking.
Tragically, Anne Sexton’s life ended in 1974 when she took her own life at the age of 45. Despite her untimely death, her contributions to confessional poetry and her impact on the literary landscape continue to be celebrated and studied, solidifying her legacy as a pioneering figure in American poetry.
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