Anne Carson Quotes

Men know almost nothing about desire, they think it has to do with sexual activity or can be discharged that way. But sex is a substitute, like money or language. Sometimes I just want to stop seeing.

Anne Carson

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I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.

Yogi Berra
- School
- Kids
- Like
I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.

Haley Joel Osment
- People
- Care
Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.

Taylor Kinney
- World
- Country
- Game
Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.

Zach Wamp
- Kids
- Parents
- Problem
Sometimes it's so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents' house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later I'm wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job.

Carey Mulligan
- Family
- Job
- Together
The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.

Patrick deWitt
- Way
- Like
- Idea