This bright place isn't really a sanctuary. For, ambushed a… - Christopher Isherwood

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This bright place isn't really a sanctuary. For, ambushed among its bottles and cartons and cans, are shockingly vivid memories of meals shopped for, cooked, eaten with Jim. They stab out at George as he passes, pushing his shopping cart. Should we ever feel truly lonely if we never ate alone?

Christopher Isherwood

A Single Man · April 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was a British-American writer.

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Alternative Names: Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood

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