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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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“The fact is that gardening, more than most of our other activities except sometimes love-making, confronts us with the inexplicable.”

Sometimes Facts Activity Gardening Love Making Inexplicable Sometimes Love

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“The passion for fact in a raw state is a peculiarity of the novelist.”

States Facts Passion Novelists

Book:The humanist in the bathtub

Source: The humanist in the bathtub

“In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.”

Matter Facts Science Literature Enjoy Democratic Equality Corny

Book:The humanist in the bathtub

Source: The humanist in the bathtub

“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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“For me, in fact, the mark of the historic is the nonchalance with which it picks up an individual and deposits him in a trend, like a house playfully moved by a tornado.”

Facts House Individual History Picks Mark Moved Trends Historic Deposits Tornadoes Nonchalance

Book:A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays

Source: A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays

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

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Mary McCarthy: Novels 1963-1979Related source material

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