Derek Walcott's Quote - Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with the land

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Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves. – Derek Walcott

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I try to forget what happiness was, and when that dont work, I study the stars. – Derek Walcott

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Astronomy

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The English language is nobodys special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. – Derek Walcott

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Imagination

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Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. – Derek Walcott

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Ritual, Ceremony

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