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In Vineyard Haven, on Martha's Vineyard, mostly I love the soft collision here of harbor and shore, the subtly haunting briny quality that all small towns have when they are situated on the sea

William Styron

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William Styron
Age: 81 †
Born: 1925
Born: June 11
Died: 2006
Died: November 1
Military Personnel
Novelist
Writer
Newport News
Virginia
William Clark Styron
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Quality
Shore
Situated
Love
Soft
Martha
Mostly
Subtly
Towns
Vineyards
Sea
Collision
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Haunting
Haven
Harbor
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Vineyard

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