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Ian Hamilton Finlay Quote: “My position is that since the…”

My position is that since the non-secular status of my garden is not recognised by the law; by the world of the public, then the garden can only be private. So, I closed the garden to the public.

August 11, 2021 1925, Ian Hamilton Finlay, October 28, Quotes by Poets, Scottish

A. R. Ammons Quote: “I can’t tell you where a…”

I can’t tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can’t tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.

April 9, 2021 1926, A. R. Ammons, American, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Jane Ridley Quote: “Adolescence was only recognised as a…”

Adolescence was only recognised as a life stage in the early 20th century, when psychologists got down to work. Today’s generational battle obscures the fact that adulthood is happening later. A new transitional stage has emerged after adolescence: the twenties.

January 29, 2021 1953, English, Jane Ridley, May 15, Quotes by Historians

Samuel Alexander Quote: “An expectation is a future object…”

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

May 1, 2019 1859, Australian, January 6, Quotes by Philosophers, Samuel Alexander
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