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Norman MacCaig

Anybody who writes doesn't like to be misunderstood.

Anybody who writes doesn't like to be misunderstood.

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These are some quotes by Scottish author Norman MacCaig Poet, who lived between November 14, 1910 and January 23, 1996.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.

When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.

Norman MacCaig

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But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true!

But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true!

Norman MacCaig

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There are some friends you don't meet for twenty years and when you meet them again it's as if no twenty years has happened - you're lucky when that happens. I feel the same about books.

There are some friends you don't meet for twenty years and when you meet them again it's as if no twenty years has happened - you're lucky when that happens. I feel the same about books.

Norman MacCaig

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Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

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