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> [“I wrote too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak But I know now it doesn't matter how well I say grace if I am sitting at a table where I am offering no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/i-wrote-too-many-poems-in-a-language-i-did-not-yet-know-how-to-speak/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

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## More by Andrea Gibson

> [What Gods do you believe in? I'll build you a temple of mirrors so you can see them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/what-gods-do-you-believe-in-i-ll-build-you-a-temple-of-mirrors-so-you/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Your ignorance keeps dismembering every piece of patience I have left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/your-ignorance-keeps-dismembering-every-piece-of-patience-i-have-left/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [If you were to press your heart close up against somebody else’s heart eventually your hearts will start beating at the same time. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/if-you-were-to-press-your-heart-close-up-against-somebody-else-s/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [You can have a cold war with yourself, even in the summertime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/you-can-have-a-cold-war-with-yourself-even-in-the-summertime/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Yesterday i carved your name into the surface of an ice cube then held it against my chest til it melted into my aching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/yesterday-i-carved-your-name-into-the-surface-of-an-ice-cube-then/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Forests may be gorgeous but there is nothing more alive than a tree that learns how to grow in a cemetery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/forests-may-be-gorgeous-but-there-is-nothing-more-alive-than-a-tree/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [“Our hearts beat so loud the neighbours think we’re fucking when I’m just trying to find the nerve to touch your face.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/our-hearts-beat-so-loud-the-neighbours-think-we-re-fucking-when-i-m/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Hey, are you a boy or a — never mind, can I have a push on the swing?” And some day, y’all, when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/hey-are-you-a-boy-or-a-never-mind-can-i-have-a-push-on-the-swing-and/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Last night I saw your ghost pedalling a bicycle with a basket towards a moon as full as my heavy head and I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/last-night-i-saw-your-ghost-pedalling-a-bicycle-with-a-basket-towards/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [“I am living today as someone I had not yet become yesterday And tonight I'll only borrow pieces of who I am today To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/i-am-living-today-as-someone-i-had-not-yet-become-yesterday-and/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [If you’re handing out flashlights in the dark, start handing out stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/if-you-re-handing-out-flashlights-in-the-dark-start-handing-out-stars/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [“And if there’s one thing in this world I’ve ever known for sure, it’s that this girl is gonna crush me like a small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/and-if-there-s-one-thing-in-this-world-i-ve-ever-known-for-sure-it-s/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Sometimes the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/sometimes-the-most-healing-thing-to-do-is-remind-ourselves-over-and/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [“I wrote too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak But I know now it doesn't matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/i-wrote-too-many-poems-in-a-language-i-did-not-yet-know-how-to-speak/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

> [Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they're falling like they're falling in love with the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-gibson/autumn-is-the-hardest-season-the-leaves-are-all-falling-and-they-re/)

[Andrea Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-gibson/)

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