Ivan Doig was an American novelist known for his vivid portrayals of the American West. His works often have historical backgrounds and delve into the relationship between individuals and the land. Born on June 27, 1939, and passed away on April 9, 2015, Doig's writing career was marked by a deep connection to the Western United States.
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“Men and women are hard ore, we do not go to slag in a mere few seasons of forge.”
Source: This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
“The cave of the mouth is where men's spirits shelter.”
Source: The Sea Runners
Source: English Creek
“... hindsight is always through bifocals: it peers specifically instead of seeing whole.”
Source: English Creek
“But hindsight is always through bifocals: it peers specifically instead of seeing whole.”
Source: English Creek
“I am a writer, not a transcriber.”
Source: Heart Earth: A Memoir
“The spaces between stars are where the work of the universe is done.”
Source: The Sea Runners
“Childhood is the one story that stands by itself in every soul.”
Source: The Whistling Season
Source: The Sea Runners
“There is more time than there is expanse of the world and so any voyage at last will end.”
Source: The Sea Runners
“Every soldier in the course of time exists only in the breath of written word.”
Source: The Eleventh Man