“Writing requires a degree of both detachment and immersion. People banished from a community find themselves perfectly positioned to become writers. No one can silence an exile. An exile encapsulates no need to placate anybody except for himself or herself.”
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“Then this I turn me from my country’s light, To dwell in solemn shades of endless night.”
“If you can rise like the sun in a country where the sun has set, all eyes will be turned to you!”
“Horses, boots and hats don't constitute country life, humility, simplicity and compassion do.”