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“I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers.”
― The Story of Ferdinand
― The Story of Ferdinand
“The reading of great books has been a life-altering activity to me and, for better or worse, brought me singing and language-obsessed to that country where I make my living. Except for teaching, I’ve had no other ambition in life than to write books that mattered.”
― A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
― A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
“Misfortunes make us wise”
― The Borrowers Afield
― The Borrowers Afield
“And a word carries far-very far-deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.”
― Lord Jim
― Lord Jim
“Death rides on all of our shoulders from the day we are born.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow
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