Dylan Thomas, Letter to Lawrence Durrell, December 1938

I think England is the very place for a fluent and fiery writer. The highest hymns of the sun are written in the dark. I like the grey country. A bucket of Greek sun would drown in one colour the crowds of colour I like trying to mix for myself out of grey flat insular mud.

— Dylan Thomas on England

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I think England is the very place for a fluent and fiery writer. The highest hymns of the sun are written in the dark. I like the grey country. A bucket of Greek sun would drown in one colour the crowds of colour I like trying to mix for myself out of grey flat insular mud." in the context of "Dylan Thomas, Letter to Lawrence Durrell, December 1938" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer.