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> [“The move away from writing poetry was gradual. It was a gentle slope into a muddy pond; it was a collection of choices. There was no one thing that took the pen from my hand. Life got in the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-doll-carlson/the-move-away-from-writing-poetry-was-gradual-it-was-a-gentle-slope/)

Angela Doll Carlson

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## More by Angela Doll Carlson

> [“But no matter what my eyes report, there is beauty that lives under the skin, under the surface, under the standards set up for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-doll-carlson/but-no-matter-what-my-eyes-report-there-is-beauty-that-lives-under/)

Angela Doll Carlson

> [“The move away from writing poetry was gradual. It was a gentle slope into a muddy pond; it was a collection of choices. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-doll-carlson/the-move-away-from-writing-poetry-was-gradual-it-was-a-gentle-slope/)

Angela Doll Carlson

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