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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay

Ian Hamilton Finlay was a Scottish poet, artist, and landscape designer. His work is known for its unique visual and linguistic style, blending poetry, philosophy, and landscape art. Finlay's poetry often explores political, historical, and natural themes, and his landscape design works embody his philosophical ideas. more

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“We used to all come outside when the streetlights came on and prowl the neighborhood in a pack, a herd of kids on banana-seat bikes and minibikes. The grown-ups looked so silly framed in their living-room and kitchen windows. They complained about their days and signed deep sighs of depression and loss. They talked about how spoiled and lucky children were these days. We will never be that way, we said, we will never say those things.”

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Book:Creatures of Habit
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“If a nuclear disaster occurred, and you had to live out those final painful days just stretched out somewhere thinking about your life--This is who I am. This is what I love. This is what I believe--who would you want hearing your whispers? Or perhaps better: Who do you trust to hear your whispers? Whose breath do you want mingled with your own? Whose flesh still warm beside you?”

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Author:Jill McCorkle
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