A Patch of Sky
by John Daviesin 📚 Literature
A Patch of Sky
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‘Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life, little boy.’
(Proust, Swann’s Way) Open questions, fascinating facts and strange discoveries that keep that patch of sky overhead.
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About John Davies
Writer and poet, aiming to follow the advice: ‘Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.’
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