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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.

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
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Souls
Temporarily
Crisis
Brush
Bigs
Myths
Lives
Brushes
Stories
Crash
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Visible
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Gods
People
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