My father says that there is only one perfect view – the view of the sky straight over our heads, and that all these views on earth are but bungled copies of it.

E.m. Forster
My father says that there is only one perfect view...
My father says that there is only one perfect view...
My father says that there is only one perfect view...
My father says that there is only one perfect view...
About This Quote

This quote is from a letter she wrote to her father in 1849. The famous writer and poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1830 and died in 1886. She was known for her original and unconventional writings that were often only a few words long, but carried an enormous amount of meaning. One of the most popular poems of her work is “I Heard the Owl Call I Saw the Soul Behind the Star” which paints a picture of nature as being alive with all its beauty.

Source: A Room With A View

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