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There is rust in my mouth, the stain of an old kiss.

"The Lost Lie" from The Divorce Papers- 45 Mercy Street - 1976.


God is only mocked by believers.

- Words for Dr. Y - 1978."Letters to Dr. Y."


In a dream you are never eighty.

"Old"- All My Pretty Ones - 1962.


Blue eyes wash off sometimes

"Letters to Dr. Y."- Words for Dr. Y - 1978.


Even so, I must admire your skill. You are so gracefully insane.

Referring to Robert Lowell - "Elegy in the Classroom" - To Bedlam and Part Way Back - 1960.


We are all writing God's poem.

Quoted in "Into the Lion's Den" by Erica Jong - The Guardian - The Guardian 26 October 2000.


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