“A statue of Arturo Prat, hero of the Chilean Navy, surveyed it all. From under his statue I look up onto those fragrant wooded hills. The shanty houses blur into a pastiche of colour, yellows and reds, cobalt and purple.… — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“The accepted view appears to be that Neruda represent the real Chile: a place of poetry, freedom of spirit and international enterprise.” — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“Once again Chile reduces us to what R. L. Stevenson called 'the virginity of senses' where words cannot match the impressions received.” — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“I loved the exuberance of the place. A sense of liberation and love of life penetrated every room. His home was like his poetry,… — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“A statue of Arturo Prat, hero of the Chilean Navy, surveyed it all. From under his statue I look up onto those fragrant wooded… — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“We both instinctively knew never to share weakness until we understood it. 'Share only strength' was an unspoken motto between us.” — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
“I have that feeling, which I have had often in Chile, that while human beings can make efforts to control, tame and use this… — Brian Keenan Copy Share Image
