Who said “My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am…”?

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Thom Gunn. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"In Time Of Plague," in The Man With Night Sweats (1992)

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“My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation.”
— Thom Gunn
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Gunn, T. (n.d.). My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6041-my-thoughts-are-crowded-with-death-and-it/

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Gunn, Thom. “My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6041-my-thoughts-are-crowded-with-death-and-it/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Gunn, Thom. “My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6041-my-thoughts-are-crowded-with-death-and-it/.

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