Journeys Quote by Norman MacCaig

“There are bad journeys, to a bitter place I can’t go to – yet, I lean towards it, tugging to get there, and thank God I’m clogged with the world. It grips me, I hold it.” quote by Norman MacCaig — Download Open image

““There are bad journeys, to a bitter place I can’t go to – yet, I lean towards it, tugging to get there, and thank God I’m clogged with the world. It grips me, I hold it.””

Norman MacCaig

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