Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on … - Edgar Allan Poe

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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive. . . because I'm a woman. . . even because I'm a lesbian.

Edgar Allan Poe

Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere, hast thou no tear?-weep now or nevermore!

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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

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