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Plainwater: Essays and poetry

record updated
item type
a page in a book
author
Anne Carson
publisher
Random House
year
1995

The full quote/excerpt

One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation.

Shortened version of the quote

One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation.

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