Anne Spencer
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Annie Bethel Spencer (better known as Anne Spencer ) (February 6, 1882, Henry County, Virginia – July 27, 1975, Lynchburg, Virginia ) was an American poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period.
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Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.
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I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.
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...Him that I love, I wish to be free--even from me.
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One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
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Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone, his own burdens, his own way.
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