Facts about Al Purdy
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Al Purdy was a famous Poet from Canada, who lived between December 30, 1918 and April 21, 2000.
Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Al.
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Famous quotes by Al Purdy (9)
"I don't think I do have a soul"
"Things were so bad we ate rabbits that neighbours had run over and gave to us because they knew we were broke"
"I'm not religious in any formal sense, not in any God sense"
"I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world"
"I started writing when I was about thirteen"
"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"
"At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you"
"In my own mind, I was sort of a desperate kid"
"'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival"
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