Alan Sillitoe

British writer.

Born March 4th, 1928 in Nottingham. [ref]

Died April 25th, 2010 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, children's writer, novelist, poet, screenwriter, writer
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche