Anne Carson Quotes
Prowling the meanings of a word, prowling the history of a person, no use expecting a flood of light. Human words have no main switch. But all those little kidnaps in the dark. And then the luminous, big, shivering, discandied, unrepentant, barking web of them that hangs in your mind when you turn back to the page you were trying to translate.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
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There were very, very large sums of money that I made when I was very young - 15 million published works and a great many successful movies don't make nothin'.
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I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
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I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.
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I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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The utter incompetence of the U.N. is literally incomprehensible.
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And I think I have a distinct voice.
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With a young-adult series, you need to get a lot of books out on the market quickly. Teenagers aren't going to wait years and years for the next book.
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Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't go to the cinema. My friends would ring and say: 'What are you doing?' And I would say: 'I've just got to finish this chapter.'
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I will fight against the division politics of revenge and retribution. If you put me to work for you, I will work to lift people up, not put them down.
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Any nitwit can understand computers, and many do.
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It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal.
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History's political and economic power structures have always abhorred 'idle people' as potential troublemakers. Yet nature never abhors seemingly idle trees, grass, snails, coral reefs, and clouds in the sky.
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I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.
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Prowling the meanings of a word, prowling the history of a person, no use expecting a flood of light. Human words have no main switch. But all those little kidnaps in the dark. And then the luminous, big, shivering, discandied, unrepentant, barking web of them that hangs in your mind when you turn back to the page you were trying to translate.
