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And the reason he cannot bear her dying is not the loss of her (which is the future) but that dying puts the two of them (now) into this nakedness together that is unforgivable.
And the reason he cannot bear her dying is not the loss of her (which is the future) but that dying puts the two of them (now) into this nakedness together that is unforgivable.
Approximate author period: c. 2007 AD · contemporary
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- Anne Carson
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- Approximate author period: c. 2007 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Anne Carson: documented activity in 2007. Wikidata Q2633699, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2633699 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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