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It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language…we must never cease renewing those images; because once we do, we fossilize.

Brian Friel

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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Born: January 9, 1929
Died: October 2, 2015 (aged 86)
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