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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 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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Two things are owed to truthfulness — lasting marriages and short friendships. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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To be honest, marriage doesnt scare me and that, its just once youve been together for so long, if you havent got any kids its just a big expensive day out for everyone else to enjoy, isnt it? – Karl Pilkington

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You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse. – Omar Khayyam

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Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive. – Antisthenes

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It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal ones being clever. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power to destroy the past, the present and the future, the power to bring time to an end. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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Fame changes a lot of things, but it cant change a lightbulb. – Gilda Radner

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Im not particularly precious about the theatrical experience any more. – Edward Norton

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