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Letters from Yorkshire

A man writes to a woman from his garden. She lives in a city. They are far apart.

2 key quotes from Letters from Yorkshire, by Dooley. Learn this one first: “Is your life more real because you dig and sow?” (Dooley, Letters from Yorkshire).

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Is your life more real because you dig and sow?

Dooley · Letters from Yorkshire · distance

He digs in the garden. She sits at a screen. She asks which of them is really living.

our souls tap out messages across the icy miles

Dooley · Letters from Yorkshire · distance · romantic love

Two people far apart, sending small messages. Not love. Not not love.

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