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The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

Marianne Moore

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

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About Marianne Moore

Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for its formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit. She was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature by Nobel Committee member Erik Lindegren.