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Joyce Cary was a British novelist known for his intricate explorations of human relationships and the social dynamics of his era. Born on December 7, 1888, in Bombay, India, Cary spent a significant part of his life in Nigeria before returning to England. His most celebrated novel, 'Mister Johnson,' was published in 1932 and is regarded as a classic of English literature.

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“A perpetually new and lively world, but a dangerous one, full of tragedy and injustice.”

World Dangerous Danger Tragedy Injustice Lively

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“A world in everlasting conflict between the new idea and the old allegiances, new arts and new inventions against the old establishment.”

World Art Ideas Conflict Tradition Invention Establishment New Ideas Everlasting Allegiance New Inventions

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.”

World Heart Forget Genius Easier Beats Forgiving New World Heart Beat

Book:First trilogy: Herself surprised: To be a pilgrim. The horse's mouth

Source: First trilogy: Herself surprised: To be a pilgrim. The horse's mouth

“It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything.”

Knows Men World Political Knowledge Tragedy

Book:Art and reality: ways of the creative process

Source: Art and reality: ways of the creative process

“No one can estimate the power of authority among poor and uneducated people in a world whose problems confuse even the wisest.”

People World Problem Poor Authority Wisest Uneducated

Book:Except the Lord

Source: Except the Lord

“The fear of hell, the punishment of sin, how the modern parent revolts from such teaching. Yet I will assert that far from doing us children harm, it was a sure foundation to the world of our confidence, a master girder in our palace of delight.”

World Children Parent Sin Hell Teaching Modern Masters Training Foundation Delight Harm Punishment Palaces Revolt

Author:Joyce Cary

About the Author

Born: December 7, 1888
Died: March 29, 1957
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 54

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