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Mary McCarthy was a prominent American author born on June 21, 1912, and passed away on October 25, 1989. Known for her incisive social criticism and nuanced portrayal of human nature, she is considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American literature.

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“It really seems to me sometimes that the only hope is space. That is to say, perhaps the most energeticin a bad senseelements will move on to a new world in space. The problems of mass society will be transported into space, leaving behind this world as a kind of Europe, which then eventually tourists will visit. The Old World. I'm only half joking.”

World Kind Sometimes Problem Seems Moving Space Behinds Half This World Elements Mass Europe Leaving New World Tourists Energetic Space Travel Old World

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“A politician or political thinker who calls himself a political realist is usually boasting that he sees politics, so to speak, in the raw; he is generally a proclaimed cynic and pessimist who makes it his business to look behind words and fine speeches for the motive. This motive is always low.”

Looks Political Speak Behinds Fine Politician Speech Lows Motive Thinker Boast Pessimist Realist Cynic

Book:The humanist in the bathtub

Source: The humanist in the bathtub

“Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished.”

Behinds Labor Finished Incessant

Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

“The horror of Gandhi's murder lies not in the political motives behind it or in its consequences for Indian policy or for the future of non-violence; the horror lies simply in the fact that any man could look into the face of this extraordinary person and deliberately pull a trigger.”

Men Looks Persons Facts Faces Political Lying Behinds Violence Policy Horror Consequence Murder Extraordinary Indian Motive Triggers Non Violence Extraordinary Person

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“Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a 'work' of man.”

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Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

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Born: June 21, 1912
Died: October 25, 1989
Known for: Author
Quotes: 139

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