5+ Tess Gallagher Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Tess Gallagher quotes and sayings.

the past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not. — Tess Gallagher

It is a burden, I'm saying, to live where I live. — Tess Gallagher

When you hug someone you want it to be a masterpiece of connection, the way the button on his coat will leave the imprint of a planet in my cheek when I walk away. — Tess Gallagher

That's what poems are for, unlivable love. — Tess Gallagher

I stop writing the poem to fold the clothes. No matter who lives or who dies, I'm still a woman. I'll always have plenty to do. I bring the arms of his shirt together. Nothing can stop our tenderness. I'll get back to the poem. I'll get back to being a woman. But for now there's a shirt, a giant shirt in my hands, and somewhere a small girl standing next to her mother watching to see how it's done. — Tess Gallagher