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Christopher Morley was an American journalist and writer, born on May 5, 1890, in Pennsylvania, and died on March 28, 1957. Known for his humorous and witty writing style, Morley is considered an important figure in American literature of the 20th century.

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“Everybody thinks of others as being excessively human, with all the frailties and crotchets appertaining to that curious condition. But each of us also seems to regard himself as existing on a detached plane of observation, exempt (save in moments of avid crisis) from the strange whims of humanity en masse.”

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“Fifty percent of the world are women, yet they always seem a novelty.”

World Seems Women Percent Fifty Novelty

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“Being in a hurry seems so fiercely important when you yourself are the hurrier and so comically ludicrous when it is someone else.”

Important Seems

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“I had a million questions to ask God: but when I met Him, they all fled my mind; and it didn't seem to matter.”

Mind Matter God Seems Asks Literature Heaven Millions Mets

Book:Christopher Morley's omnibus: an excursion among the books of Christopher Morley

Source: Christopher Morley's omnibus: an excursion among the books of Christopher Morley

“Man is unconquerable because he can make even his helplessness so entertaining. His motto seems to be "Even though He slay me, yet will I make fun of Him!”

Men Seems Fun Entertaining Motto Helplessness Unconquerable

Book:The Haunted Bookshop

Source: The Haunted Bookshop

About the Author

Born: May 5, 1890
Died: March 28, 1957
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 128

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