Friends disappear or they are powerless. This is what misfo… - Anne Carson

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Friends disappear
or they are powerless.
This is what misfortune means
an acid test of friendship.
I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Anne Carson

Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides · August 1, 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, and professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.

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Alternative Names: Anne Patricia Carson

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Friends disappear or they are powerless. This is what misfortune means an acid test of friendship. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. - Anne Carson

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