“For myself, the Creek satisfies a thing that had gone hungry and unfed since childhood days. I am often lonely. Who is not? But I should be lonelier in the heart of a city.”
Book:Cross Creek
Quote by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Work
Cross Creek
This book is a personal account of the author's experiences living in the Florida Everglades during the early 20th century. Rawlings describes her life in the swamp, her interactions with the local inhabitants, and her observations of the natural environment. more
Author
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American author renowned for her works set in the Florida Everglades. Her novel 'The Yearling' earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939. Born on August 8, 1896, Rawlings passed away on December 14, 1953. more
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