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Novel writing wrecks homes.

~C. S. Forester

Topics: Homes Novel Wrecks Writing

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Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor.

~C. S. Forester

Topics: Enhances Flavor Fraud Perhaps Suspicion

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The doctor who applied a stethoscope to my heart was not satisfied. I was told to get my papers with the clerk in the outer hall. I was medically rejected.

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Topics: Applied Clerk Doctor Doctor Who Get Hall Heart Outer Papers Rejected Satisfied Who

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There is still need to think and plan, but on a different scale, and along different lines.

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Topics: Along Different Lines Need Plan Scale Still Think

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They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive.

~C. S. Forester

Topics: Accepted Alive Being Chance Find Me No Chance Really Service Should Still Surprised Tell Time

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When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask.

~C. S. Forester

Topics: Ask Books British Catalogue Die Ever Head Linger List Long Long List May Museum Name Newspapers Paragraph Reading Room Space Two Which Will

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With two people and luggage on board she draws four inches of water. Two canoe paddles will move her along at a speed reasonable enough in moderate currents.

~C. S. Forester

Topics: Along Board Canoe Currents Draws Enough Four Her Inches Luggage Moderate Move People Reasonable She Speed Two Two People Water Will

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: July 27th, 1899

Died: April 2nd, 1966

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