George Mackay Brown Quotes

United Kingdom, Poet
October 17, 1921 – April, 13, 1996.

George Mackay Brown was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character. He is considered one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.

Without the story - in which everyone living, unborn and dead, participates - men are no more than bits of paper blown on the cold wind.

George Mackay Brown
- Men
- Wind
- Paper
As soon as the seal was clear of the water, it reared up and its skin slipped down to the sand. What had been a seal was a white-skinned boy

George Mackay Brown
- Boys
- White
- Sand

Old wisdom out of the cluster of gathering shadows.

George Mackay Brown
- Wisdom
- Shadows
- Cluster
The first few glasses of beer were a revelation; they flushed my veins with happiness; they washed away all cares and shyness and worries. I remember thinking to myself, If I could have two pints of beer every afternoon, life would be a great happiness.

George Mackay Brown
In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories.

George Mackay Brown
- People
- Reason
- Stories