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Edward Hoagland is an American author known for his profound insights into the relationship between humans and nature. His work is typically presented in the form of prose, exploring the connections between humans, cities, and rural areas. Born on December 21, 1932, Hoagland's writing career spanned over half a century, with works including novels, poetry, and essays.

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“If two people are in love they can sleep on the blade of a knife.”

People Ifs Love Two Sleep Knives Blades

Author:Edward Hoagland

“There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and smile.”

People Ifs States Wisdom Seems Fun Wise Source Flow Down And Calm Equanimity Agitation Calm Down Playfulness Wise People

Author:Edward Hoagland

“If a person sings quietly to himself on the street people smile with approval; but if he talks it's not alright; they think he's crazy. The singer is presumed to be happy and the talker unhappy.”

People Ifs Thinking Persons Crazy Streets Philosophical Singers Unhappy Approval Alright Talkers

Book:Balancing acts: essays

Source: Balancing acts: essays

“Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same.”

People Ifs Thinking Life Kind Long Country Funny Life Is Principles Behave Appreciated Life Is Short Variation

Book:Tugman's Passage

Source: Tugman's Passage

“City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.”

People Trying Mind Country Eye Time Cities Future Prepared Notion Cherish Time Management Better Life

Book:Tugman's Passage

Source: Tugman's Passage

“Animals used to provide a lowlife way to kill and get away with it, as they do still, but, more intriguingly, for some people they are an aperture through which wounds drain. The scapegoat of olden times, driven off for the bystanders sins, has become a tender thing, a running injury. There, running away is me: hurt it and you are hurting me.”

People Way Stills Running Used Hurt Sin Animal Driven Wounds Injury Get Away Running Away Drains Scapegoat Bystanders Aperture Olden Times Lowlifes

Book:The tugman's passage

Source: The tugman's passage

“Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.”

People Chosen Texan

Book:The tugman's passage

Source: The tugman's passage

“Sophistication" is another word for that inventive mix of tolerance, resilience, and resourcefulness city people develop.”

People Cities Resilience Tolerance Sophistication Resourcefulness

Book:The tugman's passage

Source: The tugman's passage

“Country people tend to consider that they have a corner on righteousness and to distrust most manifestations of cleverness, while people in the city are leery of righteousness but ascribe to themselves all manner of cleverness.”

People Country Cities Corners Manifestation Righteousness Distrust Cleverness

Author:Edward Hoagland

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Born: December 21, 1932
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