Bruce Chatwin

Bruce Charles Chatwin (13 May 1940 – 18 January 1989) was a British novelist and travel writer. Quotes Even today, when an Aboriginal mother notices the first stirrings of speech in her child, she lets it handle the "things" of that particular country: leaves, fruit, insects and so forth. "We give our children guns and computer games," Wendy said. "They gave their children the land." The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, 0140094296, p. 270) To lose a passport was the least of one's worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe. The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, 0140094296, p. 160) External links Category:Novelists from England Category:Travel writers Category:1940 births Category:1989 deaths Category:LGBT people Category:People from Sheffield