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> [“Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its arrival in a public space.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/using-the-voice-is-a-physical-act-one-that-first-announces-the/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

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## More by Elizabeth Alexander

> [“Poetry is what you find in the dirt in the corner, overhear on the bus, God in the details, the only way to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/poetry-is-what-you-find-in-the-dirt-in-the-corner-overhear-on-the-bus/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“It is the beginning and the end of the astrological calendar, and so it is said that children born on March 21 are ancient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/it-is-the-beginning-and-the-end-of-the-astrological-calendar-and-so/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“For loss is our common denominator. None of us will escape it. None of us will outrun death. What do we do in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/for-loss-is-our-common-denominator-none-of-us-will-escape-it-none-of/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/what-if-the-mightiest-word-is-love-love-beyond-marital-filial/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“...now I know my capacity for awe is infinite: this thirst is permanent, the well bottomless, my good fortune vast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/now-i-know-my-capacity-for-awe-is-infinite-this-thirst-is-permanent/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“Each of us made it possible for the other. We got something done. Each believed in the other unsurpassingly. In all marriages there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/each-of-us-made-it-possible-for-the-other-we-got-something-done-each/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“In simplicity is such guiding truth. I turn again to the spirituals. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine” could also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/in-simplicity-is-such-guiding-truth-i-turn-again-to-the-spirituals/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“Flowers live, they are perfect and they affect us; they are God’s glory, they make us know why we are alive and human, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/flowers-live-they-are-perfect-and-they-affect-us-they-are-god-s-glory/)

[Elizabeth Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-alexander/)

> [“Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its arrival in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-alexander/using-the-voice-is-a-physical-act-one-that-first-announces-the/)

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