Stijn Streuvels Professions : Writer Born : October 3, 1871 Died : August 15, 1969 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Stijn Streuvels He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home. Stijn Streuvels steps home moving I was a devil of a scapegrace in my time.... Father racked his head for days together to find a punishment that I should remember; but it was all no good... bread and water was a welcome change to me from the everyday monotony of potatoes and bread-and-butter. After a sound drubbing followed by half a day’s fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever. Stijn Streuvels punishment water father Not a living thing was to be seen and the cottages that sat huddled close to the ground remained fast shut; the smoke from the chimneys alone still gave a sign of life. Stijn Streuvels alone living smoke life Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
