Indignant Quote by Lydia Davis Download Open image ““Samuel Johnson Is Indignant: that Scotland has so few trees.”” — Lydia Davis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Indignant Johnson Samuel Johnson Scotland Tree Trees
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I don't feel I have to struggle against allegory. I let the readers do the interpreting. — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
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