Michael Ondaatje Quotes
I Come From Divisadero Street. Divisadero, From The Spanish Word For 'division,' The Street That At One Time Was The Dividing Line Between San Francisco And The Fields Of The Presidio. Or It Might Be Derived From The Word Divisar, Meaning 'to Gaze At Something From A Distance.' (There Is A 'height' Nearby Called El Divisadero.) Thus A Point From Which You Can Look Far Into The Distance
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