It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that the kind of person your father really was is not as important as the way you remember and think of him. What matters most is how you choose to remember your father, not the actual facts about him. Your memories and impressions of him shape who you are, more than the reality of who he was.
About Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1967 for her book ‘Live or Die’, which detailed her struggles with bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, and personal relationships, including abuse of her family members.
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