Ian Hamilton Finlay Quotes

However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make my work pure, and if it is pure then it can be accessible. It is quite straight forward really.

Ian Hamilton Finlay

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  Ian Hamilton Finlay
  • World
  • Work
  • Straight