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When you die, your culture takes you in, and then, if you've given enough, your place is near the centre.

Robert Bringhurst

When you die, your culture takes you in, and then, if you've given enough, your place is near the centre.

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About Robert Bringhurst

Robert Bringhurst (born 1946) is a Canadian poet, typographer and author. He has translated substantial works from Haida and Navajo and from classical Greek and Arabic. He wrote The Elements of Typographic Style, a reference book of typefaces, glyphs and the visual and geometric arrangement of type. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in June 2013.
He lives on Quadra Island, near Campbell River, British Columbia (approximately 170 km northwest of Vancouver) with his wife, Jan Zwicky, a poet and philosopher.