Al Purdy quotes

I started writing when I was about thirteen. (Al Purdy)
'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival. View quote
Al Purdy
At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you. View quote
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I don't think I do have a soul. View quote
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I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world. View quote
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In my own mind, I was sort of a desperate kid. View quote
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Things were so bad we ate rabbits that neighbours had run over and gave to us because they knew we were broke. View quote
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For me, the vast marvel is to be alive. For man, or for flowers or beast or bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly and perfectly alive. View quote
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I'm not religious in any formal sense, not in any God sense. View quote
Al Purdy

Al Purdy

Al Purdy - Image
Photo: Shaun Merritt, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Canadian Poet
Born: December 30, 1918
Died: April 21, 2000
Quotes count: 9

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