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Anne Carson Quotes

It takes practice to shave the skin off the light Picture Quote #1

It is for God to fix the time who knows no time Picture Quote #1

I never had much education in English poetry as such Picture Quote #1

The man has a theory. The woman has hipbones. Here comes Death Picture Quote #1

He was trying to fit this Herakles onto the one he knew Picture Quote #1

Life pulls softly inside your bindings. The pod glows - dear stench Picture Quote #1

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Lava bread makes you passionate Picture Quote #1

No need to fear death. There will be a tunnel and light Picture Quote #1

Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty Picture Quote #1

Existence will not stop until it gets to beauty Picture Quote #1

I never really got over the fun of making letters Picture Quote #1

It is for God to fix the time who knows no time, Picture Quote #1

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XXIV. And kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea I shall shape for myself a new heart from salt and mud Picture Quote #1

Simply do something else and return to it later to find the problem wasn’t a problem at all. Ruptures almost always lead to a stronger project Picture Quote #1

He came after Homer and before Gertrude Stein, a difficult interval for a poet Picture Quote #1

M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more Picture Quote #1

Everything depends on liking the people and trusting the people. You have to assume that whatever they do will be as good as you want the thing to be and just go ahead with that Picture Quote #1

There is no person without a world Picture Quote #1

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You doubt God? Well more to the point I credit God with the good sense to doubt me. What is mortality after all but divine doubt flashing over us? For an instant God suspends assent and poof! we disappear Picture Quote #1

At least half of your mind is always thinking, I’ll be leaving; this won’t last. It’s a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I’m just sad Picture Quote #1

Could you visit me in dreams? That would cheer me.Sweet to see friends in the night, however short the time Picture Quote #1

Maybe I could have been good as a drawer if I had done it as much as I did writing, but it’s more scary to draw. It’s more revealing. You can’t disguise yourself in drawing Picture Quote #1

All myth is an enriched pattern, a two-faced proposition, allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life Picture Quote #1

Homer must have felt this pressure to come up with an epic poem that would sound totally new to an audience that had loved his previous best-seller Picture Quote #1

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When an ecstatic is asked the question, What is it that love dares the self to do? she will answer: Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty Picture Quote #1

There is something about the way that Greek poets, say Aeschylus, use metaphor that really attracts me. I don’t think I can imitate it, but there’s a density to it that I think I’m always trying to push towards in English Picture Quote #1

There are different gradations of personhood in different poems. Some of them seem far away from me and some up close, and the up-close ones generally don’t say what I want them to say. And that’s true of the persona in the poem who’s lamenting this as a fact of a certain stage of life. But it’s also true of me as me Picture Quote #1

All myth is an enriched pattern, a two-faced proposition, allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life. Hence the notion found early in ancient thought that all poets are liars. And from the true lies of poetry trickled out a question. What really connects words and things? Picture Quote #1

No one will ever make necessity not happen Picture Quote #1

One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation Picture Quote #1

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It takes practice to shave the skin off the light (Anne Carson Quotes) It is for God to fix the time who knows no time (Anne Carson Quotes) I never had much education in English poetry as such (Anne Carson Quotes) The man has a theory. The woman has hipbones. Here comes Death (Anne Carson Quotes) He was trying to fit this Herakles onto the one he knew (Anne Carson Quotes) Life pulls softly inside your bindings. The pod glows - dear stench (Anne Carson Quotes) Lava bread makes you passionate (Anne Carson Quotes) No need to fear death. There will be a tunnel and light. (Anne Carson Quotes) Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty (Anne Carson Quotes) Existence will not stop until it gets to beauty (Anne Carson Quotes) I never really got over the fun of making letters (Anne Carson Quotes) It is for God to fix the time who knows no time, (Anne Carson Quotes) XXIV. And kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea I shall shape for myself a new heart from salt and mud (Anne Carson Quotes) Simply do something else and return to it later to find the problem wasn’t a problem at all. Ruptures almost always lead to a stronger project (Anne Carson Quotes) He came after Homer and before Gertrude Stein, a difficult interval for a poet (Anne Carson Quotes) M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more (Anne Carson Quotes) Everything depends on liking the people and trusting the people. You have to assume that whatever they do will be as good as you want the thing to be and just go ahead with that (Anne Carson Quotes) There is no person without a world (Anne Carson Quotes) You doubt God? Well more to the point I credit God with the good sense to doubt me. What is mortality after all but divine doubt flashing over us? For an instant God suspends assent and poof! we disappear (Anne Carson Quotes) At least half of your mind is always thinking, I’ll be leaving; this won’t last. It’s a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I’m just sad. (Anne Carson Quotes) Could you visit me in dreams? That would cheer me.Sweet to see friends in the night, however short the time. (Anne Carson Quotes) Maybe I could have been good as a drawer if I had done it as much as I did writing, but it’s more scary to draw. It’s more revealing. You can’t disguise yourself in drawing. (Anne Carson Quotes) All myth is an enriched pattern, a two-faced proposition, allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life. (Anne Carson Quotes) Homer must have felt this pressure to come up with an epic poem that would sound totally new to an audience that had loved his previous best-seller. (Anne Carson Quotes) When an ecstatic is asked the question, What is it that love dares the self to do? she will answer: Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty (Anne Carson Quotes) There is something about the way that Greek poets, say Aeschylus, use metaphor that really attracts me. I don’t think I can imitate it, but there’s a density to it that I think I’m always trying to push towards in English (Anne Carson Quotes) There are different gradations of personhood in different poems. Some of them seem far away from me and some up close, and the up-close ones generally don’t say what I want them to say. And that’s true of the persona in the poem who’s lamenting this as a fact of a certain stage of life. But it’s also true of me as me (Anne Carson Quotes) All myth is an enriched pattern, a two-faced proposition, allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life. Hence the notion found early in ancient thought that all poets are liars. And from the true lies of poetry trickled out a question. What really connects words and things? (Anne Carson Quotes) No one will ever make necessity not happen (Anne Carson Quotes) One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation (Anne Carson Quotes)

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