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> [the past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/the-past-is-not-only-that-which-happened-but-also-that-which-could/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

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## More by Tess Gallagher

> [“In daylight we pick up our tinned rations and hike off, every artery and nerve of us, into the rest of our commemorative lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/in-daylight-we-pick-up-our-tinned-rations-and-hike-off-every-artery/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [“Urgent Story" When the oracle said, ‘If you keep pigeons you will never lose home.’ I kept pigeons. They flicked their red eyes over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/urgent-story-when-the-oracle-said-if-you-keep-pigeons-you-will-never/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [“Don’t move. I like this ledge of loose diamonds waiting to be spilled into the night. Let’s shine awhile without touching. Sensuality is, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/don-t-move-i-like-this-ledge-of-loose-diamonds-waiting-to-be-spilled/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [I stop writing the poem to fold the clothes. No matter who lives or who dies, I'm still a woman. I'll always have plenty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/i-stop-writing-the-poem-to-fold-the-clothes-no-matter-who-lives-or/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [It is a burden, I'm saying, to live where I live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/it-is-a-burden-i-m-saying-to-live-where-i-live/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [That's what poems are for, unlivable love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/that-s-what-poems-are-for-unlivable-love/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [“It's a dangerous mission. You could die out there. You could go on forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/it-s-a-dangerous-mission-you-could-die-out-there-you-could-go-on/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [When you hug someone you want it to be a masterpiece of connection, the way the button on his coat will leave the imprint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/when-you-hug-someone-you-want-it-to-be-a-masterpiece-of-connection/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [When I was a young girl salmon fishing with my father in the Straits of Juan de Fuca in Washington State I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/when-i-was-a-young-girl-salmon-fishing-with-my-father-in-the-straits/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

> [the past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gallagher/the-past-is-not-only-that-which-happened-but-also-that-which-could/)

[Tess Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gallagher/)

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