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Quote by Derek Walcott

“I read; I travel; I become”

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Derek Walcott, born on January 23, 1930, and died on March 17, 2017, was a renowned poet. His poetry, characterized by its unique style and profound humanistic concern, has won him the Nobel Prize in Literature. more

“Not everyone is born a witch or a saint. Not everyone is born talented, or crooked, or blessed; some are born definite in no particular at all. We are a fountain of shimmering contradictions, most of us. Beautiful in the concept, if we're lucky, but frequently tedious or regrettable as we flesh ourselves out.”

Ifs Beautiful Born Particular Lucky Concepts Blessed Saint Flesh Contradiction Witch Definite Fountain Tedious Crooked

Author:Gregory Maguire

“When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.”

Moments Might Together Voice Letting Go Brave Careful Despite Spokes Overwhelming Odds Overwhelming Odds

Author:Terry Pratchett

“Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories ar for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story.”

Stories Past Remember Night Hours Memories Late Eternity Where You Are Joining

Book:The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction

Source: The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction

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