We simply need that wild country available to us... For it can be a me…

Wallace Stegner
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We simply need that wild country available to us... For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope. ✨ Wallace Stegner (2007). Crossing to Safety, p.333, Modern Library
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Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable. ✨ Wallace Stegner (2000). Angle of Repose, p.77, Penguin
He used to tell me, 'Do what you like to do. It'll probably turn out to be what you do best. ✨ Wallace Stegner (2007). Crossing to Safety, p.51, Modern Library
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We simply need that wild country available to us... For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope. ✨ Wallace Stegner (2007). Crossing to Safety, p.333, Modern Library

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