“Salt is added to dried rose petals with the perfume and spices, when we store them away in covered jars, the summers of our past.”
Book:Angle of Repose
Quote by Wallace Stegner
Work
Angle of Repose
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that explores themes of memory, art, and the passage of time through the eyes of a sculptor and his family living in the American West during the late 19th century. more
Author
Wallace Stegner
Wallace Stegner was an influential American historian known for his extensive research on the history of the American West. His works not only documented the pioneering journey of the American West but also profoundly reflected the relationship between humans and nature. Stegner's writing style was unique and his language beautiful, which won him great popularity among readers. more
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