I had become a part of Cross Creek. I was more than a writer. I was a wife, a friend, a...
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[last lines] Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings:
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I had become a part of Cross Creek. I was more than a writer. I was a wife, a friend, a part of The earth. Who owns Cross Creek? The earth may be borrowed, not bought, may be used, not owned. It gives itself in response to love and tenderness, offers its seasonal flowering and fruiting. Cross Creek belongs to the wind and the rain, to the sun and seasons, to the cosmic secrecy of seed, and beyond all, to time
[voiceover]
I had become a part of Cross Creek. I was more than a writer. I was a wife, a friend, a part of The earth. Who owns Cross Creek? The earth may be borrowed, not bought, may be used, not owned. It gives itself in response to love and tenderness, offers its seasonal flowering and fruiting. Cross Creek belongs to the wind and the rain, to the sun and seasons, to the cosmic secrecy of seed, and beyond all, to time
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I had become a part of Cross Creek
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I was more than a writer
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I was a wife a friend
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a part of the earth
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Who owns Cross Creek
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The earth may be farmed not bought
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May be used not owned
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It gives itself in response to love and tenderness
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offers its seasonal flowering and fruiting
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Cross Creek belongs to the wind and the rain
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to the sun and seasons
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to the cosmic secrecy of seed
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And beyond all to time
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Movie Summary
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American litera...
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings