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Mary MacLane

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Mary MacLane (May 1, 1881 - August 6, 1929) was an American writer known for her autobiographical work, 'Mary MacLane: Autobiography of a Female Impersonator'. Her work, praised for its honesty and bluntness, had a significant impact on American literature in the early 20th century.

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Famous Mary MacLane Quotes

“I bite the olive again. Again the bitter salt crisp ravishes my tongue. "If this is vanity, vanity let it be." The golden moments flit by and I heed them not. For am I not comfortably seated and eating an olive! Go hang yourself, you who have never been comfortably seated and eating an olive!”

Book:I Await the Devil's Coming

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“The art of Good Eating has two essential points: one must eat only when one is hungry, and one must take small bites.”

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Book:I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLane

Source: I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLane

“I write every day. Writing is a necessity - like eating.”

Book:Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader

Source: Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader

About the Author

Born: May 1, 1881
Died: August 6, 1929
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 66

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I Await the Devil's ComingRelated source material

Human Days: A Mary MacLane ReaderRelated source material

I Await the Devil's Coming: Annotated & UnexpurgatedRelated source material

Tender Darkness: A Mary MacLane SamplerRelated source material

I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLaneRelated source material

I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human DaysRelated source material

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