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Daily Inspiration Quote by Sarah Sutton

"I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home"

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The line lands like a confession disguised as a throwaway joke: Sarah Sutton calls herself "a terrible person" not for cruelty, but for clutter. That self-accusation is the social ritual many women in public life learn by heart: apologize first, so no one else can accuse you of being too much. Then she swerves into the real truth. "I carry everything around with me" is practical on the surface, but it’s also a portrait of someone who has made mobility a default setting. For an actress, that tracks: schedules are nomadic, spaces are temporary, and your body is the one constant you get to inhabit. So you stuff your life into bags, pockets, and cases like you’re trying to outrun the fragility of place.

The kicker is the final clause: "it's like my home". Home becomes portable, not rooted. That’s less a quirky habit than a coping mechanism. The objects aren’t just stuff; they’re continuity, proof that you can recreate stability on demand. The syntax mirrors the psychology: a quick, breathless run-on that mimics the compulsive logic of packing - one item suggests another, and soon you’re carrying the whole world because you can’t predict what you’ll need from it.

It’s a small line about bags that doubles as a soft-edged statement about insecurity, control, and the modern condition of living slightly unmoored.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Sutton, Sarah. (2026, January 16). I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-terrible-person-for-carrying-things-around-i-120794/

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Sutton, Sarah. "I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-terrible-person-for-carrying-things-around-i-120794/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-terrible-person-for-carrying-things-around-i-120794/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Sarah Sutton (born December 12, 1961) is a Actress from United Kingdom.

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