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When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end
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"When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation"

- Seamus Heaney

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Ireland Flag This quote is written / told by Seamus Heaney somewhere between April 13, 1939 and today. He/she was a famous Poet from Ireland. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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