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Myths are stories about people who become too big for their lives temporarily, so that they crash into other lives or brush against gods. In crisis their souls are visible.

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
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Literary Critic
Poet
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Writer
City of Toronto
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