Quote of the day
Faith and doubt both are needed—not as antagonists but working side by side—to take us around the unknown curve.
George Mackay Brown

Born: October 17, 1921
Died: April 13, 1996 (aged 74)
Bio: George Mackay Brown was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character. He is considered one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.
Known for:
- Beside the Ocean of Time (1994)
- Greenvoe (1972)
- Hawkfall
- Six lives of Fankle the cat (1980)
- Portrait of Orkney (1981)






