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My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.
James Broughton
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James Broughton
Age: 85 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 10
Died: 1999
Died: May 17
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I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.
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Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, you are free to die laughing.
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Life is adventure, not predicament.
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True delicacy is not a fragile thing.
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My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.
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Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect.
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