Eyvind Johnson Quotes
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A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
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And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.
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Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.
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A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so.
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From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning.
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