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Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.

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A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear.

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When I first pitched my Navy tent on the island of Espiritu Santo to the north of Vila, the natives on nearby Malakula were cannibals. Today, they have representation in the United Nations.

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Honest to God, I do all the research on these books myself.

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If there was a turning point for me, it was 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri.' It is a very fine short novel. But it gave me very little satisfaction. Really. I decided I wasn't going to go down that avenue.

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Whenever I start a book, I swear it's going to be a short one. But then it's, 'Who was his grandfather? And how did he get there in the first place? And what kind of animals is he chasing?'

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I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: February 3rd, 1907

Died: October 16th, 1997

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