"If I could only remember that the days were not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart."

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Source: Edmund Wilson (2001). “I Thought of Daisy”, p.59, University of Iowa Press

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Edmund Wilson

Literary Critic and Essayist

Edmund Wilson was an influential American literary critic and essayist known for his insightful analyses of literature and culture, particularly in works like 'To the Finland Station.'

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