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Ford Madox Ford was an influential British novelist known for his contributions to modernist literature. His works are characterized by complex narrative structures and profound psychological descriptions. Born on December 17, 1873, he passed away on June 26, 1939.

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Famous Ford Madox Ford Quotes

“No author, I think, is deserving of much censure for vanity if, taking down one of his ten-year-old books, he exclaims: "Great heavens, did I write as well as that then?" for the implication always is that one does not write any longer so well and few are so envious as to censure the complacencies of an extinct volcano.”

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“If for nine years I have possessed a goodly apple that is rotten at the core and discover its rottenness only in nine years and six months less four days, isn't it true to say that for nine years I possessed a goodly apple?”

Ifs Years Four Months Six Core Nine Apples Possessed Six Months Rotten Nine Years

Book:The Good Soldier

Source: The Good Soldier

“The instances of honesty that one comes across in this world are just as amazing as the instances of dishonesty. After forty-five years of mixing with one's kind, one ought to have acquired the habit of being able to know something about one's fellow beings. But one doesn't”

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Book:The Good Soldier

Source: The Good Soldier

“You have to wait together - for a week, for a year, for a lifetime, before the final intimate conversation may be attained ... and exhausted. So that ... That in effect was love.”

Years May Together Waiting Week Effects Conversation Lifetime Finals Intimate Exhausted Intimate Conversation

Book:Parade's End: A man could stand up

Source: Parade's End: A man could stand up

About the Author

Born: December 17, 1873
Died: June 26, 1939
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 71

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