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Film writer

Arnold Bennett was a British writer known for his film scripts, playing a significant role in the development of the film industry in the early 20th century.

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Famous Arnold Bennett Quotes

“You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.”

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Book:How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine

Source: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine

“Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.”

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Author:Arnold Bennett

“Because her instinct has told her, or because she has been reliably informed, the faded virgin knows that the supreme joys are not for her; she knows by a process of the intellect; but she can feel her deprivation no more than the young mother can feel the hardship of the virgin's lot.”

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Book:The journal of Arnold Bennett

Source: The journal of Arnold Bennett

“Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice.”

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Author:Arnold Bennett

“If you've ever really been poor you remain poor at heart all your life. I've often walked when I could very well afford to take a taxi because I simply couldn't bring myself to waste the shilling it would cost.”

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Author:Arnold Bennett

“Every scene, even the commonest, is wonderful, if only one can detach oneself, casting off all memory of use and custom and behold it, as it were, for the first time.”

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Book:The Old Wives' Tale

Source: The Old Wives' Tale