Quote by: Anne Carson

...Heracles was strangely silent. What is he thinking? / Geryon wondered. / Geryon watched prehistoric rocks move past the car and thought about thoughts. / Even when they were lovers / he had never known what Herakles was thinking. Once in a while he would say, / Penny for your thoughts! / and it always turned out to be some odd thing like a bumper sticker or a dish / he'd eaten in a Chinese restaurant years ago. / What Geryon was thinking Herakles never asked. In the space between them / developed a dangerous cloud.


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Author Bio


  • NameAnne Carson
  • DescriptionCanadian poet
  • BornJune 21, 1950
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionLinguist; Poet; Author; Translator
  • WorksAutobiography Of Red
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Member Of The Order Of Canada