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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 have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life – though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless. – 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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A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings – about human feelings and frailties. – Anne Stevenson

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Its nice to be able to work Id love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. Its hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if youre not there you cant do any of it. – Joan Cusack

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Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes. – J. B. Priestley

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Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society. – Jack Kingston

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Is marriage for ever? I think you get married with the intention that it will be, but who knows? – Courteney Cox

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