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A man moves through time. It means nothing except that, like a harpoon, once thrown he will arrive.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
Linguist
Literary Critic
Poet
Professor
Translator
Writer
City of Toronto
Carson
Anne
Time
Moves
Like
Thrown
Except
Moving
Means
Nothing
Mean
Harpoon
Men
Arrive

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