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Amor Towles is an American author born in 1964. His works are known for their exquisite prose and profound character development, with notable titles including 'Rules of Civility' and 'A Gentleman in Moscow'. Towles' novels often set in mid-20th-century New York, exploring themes of social class, love, and moral dilemmas.

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“Friends, Casper observed, are the envy of the angels.”

Friendship Friends Envy

Book:Rules of Civility

Source: Rules of Civility

“Some might wonder that the two men should consider themselves to be old friends having only known each other for four years; but the tenure of friendships has never been governed by the passage of time”

Friendship Best Friends

Book:A Gentleman in Moscow

Source: A Gentleman in Moscow

“...the tenure of friendships has never been governed by the passage of time.”

Book:A Gentleman in Moscow

Source: A Gentleman in Moscow

“When one turns seventeen and begins to experience that first period of real independence, one's senses are so alert, one's sentiments so finely attuned that every conversation, every look, every laugh may be writ indelibly upon one's memory. And the friends that one happens to make in those impressionable years? One will meet them forever after with a welling of affection.”

Friendship Youth Memory

Book:A Gentleman in Moscow

Source: A Gentleman in Moscow

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Born: 1964
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Quotes: 68

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