"I emphasize the distinction between brackets and no brackets because it will affect your reading experience, if you will allow it. Brackets are exciting. Even though you are approaching Sappho in translation, that is no reason you should miss the drama of trying to read a papyrus torn in half or riddled with holes or smaller than a postage stamp--brackets imply a free space of imaginal adventure."

-- Anne Carson

#Drama Quotes #Reading Quotes #Adventure Quotes

“Inanimate objects sometimes appear endowed with a strange power of sight. A statue notices, a tower watches, the face of an edifice contemplates.”
“Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style.”
“It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history....”
“I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.”
“We Earth Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. The only reason we didn't set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose.”
“I kind of just put my boards together wherever I feel comfortable that day. It could be on the kitchen table, on the ground, on the couch, wherever.”
“There are times when those eyes inside your brain stare back at you.”
“Time has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent.”

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