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Josephine Tey was a British detective novel author known for her intricate plots and psychological insights. Her works combined literary quality with detective elements, profoundly influencing the genre of detective fiction.

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“There were people whose only interest in life was writing letters. To the newspapers, to authors, to strangers, to City Councils, to the police. It did not much matter to whom; the satisfaction of writing seemed to be all.”

People Writing Matter Interest Cities Letters Police Satisfaction Stranger Newspapers Council Interest In Life City Council

Book:The Singing Sands

Source: The Singing Sands

“Weak people can be very stubborn.”

People Weakness Weak Stubborn Stubbornness Weak People

Book:A Shilling for Candles

Source: A Shilling for Candles

“Most people's first books are their best anyways. It's the one they wanted most to write.”

People Writing Firsts Book Wanted

Book:The Daughter of Time

Source: The Daughter of Time

“A thousand people drowned in floods in China are news: a solitary child drowned in a pond is tragedy.”

People Children Thousand News Tragedy China Solitary Flood Ponds

Book:The Daughter of Time

Source: The Daughter of Time

About the Author

Born: July 25, 1896
Died: February 13, 1952
Known for: Author
Quotes: 31

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