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Wanted Quotes by Mary Oliver
- I wanted to hurry into the work of my life; I wanted to know, whoever I was, I was alive for a little while.
- I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as…
- Also I wanted to be able to love And we all know how that one goes, don't we? Slowly
- I wanted the past to go away, I wanted to leave it, like another country; I wanted my life to close, and open like a…
- He is exactly the poem I wanted to write.
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- I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes. — Dario Argento
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- My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon
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- I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the… — Teresa of Avila
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