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“We humans seem disastrously in love with this thing (whatever it is) that glitters on the earth-- we call it life.”

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Anne Carson, born on June 21, 1950, is a renowned Canadian poet. Her works are known for their unique style and profound themes, covering a range of subjects including philosophy, history, and literature. more

“Pleasure and pain at once register upon the lover, inasmuch as the desirability of the love object derives, in part, from its lack. To whom is it lacking? To the lover. If we follow the trajectory of eros we consistently find it tracing out this same route: it moves out from the lover toward the beloved, then ricochets back to the lover himself and the hole in him, unnoticed before. Who is the subject of most love poems? Not the beloved. It is that hole.”

Source: Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

“All myth is an enriched pattern, a two-faced proposition, allowing its operator to say one thing and mean another, to lead a double life.”

Mean Two One Thing Patterns Myth Mythology Allowing Propositions Operators Double Life

Book:The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos

Source: The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos

“I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.”

Feels Lying Night Games Player Sorry Awake Brooding Awake At Night

Author:Magnus Carlsen

“A library is the door to many lives.”

Doors Library

Author:Sharon Creech

“You are more powerful than you think.”

“Nobody and nothing beats The Simpsons. Even after all this time, it's still the best satire since Monty Python.”

Stills Beats Satire Python Monty

Author:Alice Cooper

“I haven't had an alcoholic drink in 22 years, but when I did drink I'd go for either Canadian whisky or Budweiser. Sometimes both. For a long time I used to think "Hey you, get off the floor!" was my name.”

Thinking Years Long Sometimes Used Names Havens Drink Long Time Hey Alcoholics Whisky Hey You Alcoholic Drinks Budweiser

Author:Alice Cooper

“It's so funny that people think I actually ran for President. I am maybe the most un-political person you're ever going to meet. When I put "Elected" out, it was definitely a satire... "Alice Cooper for President"... when everybody realized I was running against Nixon, you known, even on a joke level, I think I got a lot of write-in votes.”

People Thinking Writing Persons Running Political President Levels Known Jokes Vote Ran Satire

Author:Alice Cooper

“How old are you? Sixteen? S-seventeen? [asks security guard] Is seventeen legal?”

Asks Security Sixteen Seventeen Security Guards

Author:Alice Cooper

“To me, if you are in the same building with Peter Sellers or John Cleese, or any of those guys and holding your own making other people laugh, that's a compliment.”

People Ifs Guy Laughing Building Compliment Peter Sellers

Author:Alice Cooper

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