One of my secret instructions to myself as a poet is "Whatever you do, don't be boring."
Anne SextonLetters are false really - they are expressions of the way you wish you were instead of the way you are.
Anne SextonYou lay, a small knuckle on my white bed; lay, that fist like a snail, small and strong at my breast. Your lips are animals; you are fed with love. At first, hunger is not wrong.
Anne Sexton