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Anne Hébert


Born
in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, Canada
August 01, 1916

Died
January 22, 2000

Genre
Poetry, Fiction


Anne Hébert was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry.




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“That’s what it means to be out of your mind. To let yourself be carried away by a dream. To give it room, let it grow wild and thick, until it overruns you.”
― Anne Hébert, Kamouraska
tags: drama, fiction, literature
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“I clap my hands together. (Where do I get the strength, the burst of energy?) To chase away the ghosts. Dispel my fears. Arrange the dream. Maintain a kind of balance”
― Anne Hébert, Kamouraska
tags: fiction, literature
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“My love, I'm here. I'll wait my whole life through until you're done, there in the cove at Kamouraska. Until you wash your blood-soaked hands and make your way back to me”
― Anne Hébert, Kamouraska
tags: blood, here, love, love-quotes, my-love, return, romance, wait-for-you
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