Baby Quote by Anne Sexton

“My faith is a great weight hung on a small wire, as doth the spider hang her baby on a thin web.” quote by Anne Sexton — Download Open image

“My faith is a great weight hung on a small wire, as doth the spider hang her baby on a thin web.”

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