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Edward Hoagland quotes

American Author December 21, 1932

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Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same. Edward Hoagland
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead. Edward Hoagland
Edward Hoagland quote: "Men greet each other with a sock on the arm, women with a hug,..."
Men greet each other with a sock on the arm, women with a hug, and the hug wears better in the long run. Edward Hoagland
The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in the sense that if so, one is reminded with some regularity that He may be dying. Edward Hoagland
Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the most acute of them have little leeway as they play out their parts. Edward Hoagland
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. Edward Hoagland
Edward Hoagland quote: "True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling..."
True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of tracks in the snow Edward Hoagland
We have in America "The Big Two-Hearted River" tradition: taking your wounds to the wilderness for a cure, a conversation, a rest, whatever. And as is in the Hemingway story, if your wounds aren't too bad, it works. But this isn't Michigan (or Faulkner's Big Woods in Mississippi for that matter). This is Alaska. Edward Hoagland
Edward Hoagland quote: "Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more..."
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans. Edward Hoagland
Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without the genocide of those Old Guard, bristling Indian tribes? Edward Hoagland
Edward Hoagland quote: "Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous..."
Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents. Edward Hoagland

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