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And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

~Eyvind Johnson

Topics: Believe Bring Closer Goal Hope Injustice Justice No-One Our Should Ultimate Ultimate Goal Us

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Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.

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Topics: Create Everyone Manner Many Means Men More Others Own Poets Science Sought Tolerable Various Ways World

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In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

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Topics: Anguish Before Body Ever Feel Greater History Mankind Our Our Time Present Soul Suffering Than The History Of Time World

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From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning.

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Topics: Able Arrive Convey Inspiration Last May Meaning Poet Right Thought Words

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A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

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Topics: Been Experiences Exposed Groundwork He He Or She Life Life Experiences Often Poem Reflects She Story Which Work Writer

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A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so.

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Topics: Acceptable Achieved Achievements Against Back Backdrop Finding Generally He Less Looks Narrator Others Passed Poet Prose Some While Years

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Author

Born: July 29th, 1900

Died: August 25th, 1976

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