A Quote by Simon Armitage

Occasionally it's been a long and bumpy road - one I'm still travelling - but I've always felt like my home town has been solidly behind me and I'm both grateful and proud.

Simon Armitage

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Simon Armitage
British - Novelist
Born: May 26, 1963

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