Quote by Anne Stevenson
I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to my

I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy. – Anne Stevenson

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I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art. – Anne Stevenson

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Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I dont ignore feelings and emotions. – Anne Stevenson

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Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, its another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity. – Carla Bruni

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Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier. – H.L. Mencken

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I definitely believe in marriage. – Michael Strahan

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My parents had a wonderful marriage, but it was a very dependent relationship. My mother was entirely dependent on my father because thats how it was in those days. – Erika Slezak

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