James Thompson wrote: > Well, Charles, it's not entirely a quote, since Brown didn't say what > he's quoted as saying. It definitely refers to his (along with others) > boarding "the Hamnavoe", which didn't exist when he died. That sounds very odd, James. Clearly there are many genuine GMB quotations on the "Hamnavoe". From the somewhat out-of-date George Mackay Brown website: "*GMB at Sea* NorthLink Ferries have recently introduced their new Orkney and Shetland fleet. The Hamnavoe [Scrabster to Stromness] is lavishly decorated with GMB quotations etched on glass, captions to photographs, and the lounges and bars are named for Hawkfall, Greenvoe, Brinkie's Brae." http://www.georgemackaybrown.co.uk/gmb/Events.htm I can't understand why Northlink, or whoever advised them on their use of GMB quotations, would have thought it a good idea to invent a fake one, and if they had been foolish enough to do so, surely the matter would have been publicised before now? Norman Tulloch