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Making is always a slightly hopeful thing because once you've made something, it'll - the world will be different.

Anne Carson

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