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The self forms at the edge of desire, and a science of self arises in the effort to leave that self behind.

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
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Philosophy - hopeless. Yet it gives me hope.
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