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Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer known for her suspense novels. She is considered a pioneer in the genre of detective fiction and is often referred to as the 'Mother of Detective Fiction'.

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Famous Mary Roberts Rinehart Quotes

“Well, that was life. It was an old tree, and the old passed on. Probably they did not mind. There came a time when all sap ran slowly, and the peace of age with all things behind it merged easily into the peace of death. The difficult thing was to be young.”

Mind Wells Age Young Difficult Behinds Tree Youth All Things Ran Difficult Things Sap Be Young Old Trees

Book:The doctor

Source: The doctor

“What a tragedy it was that the only thing age could offer to youth was its own experience, and that the experiences of others were never profitable.”

Age Generations Youth Offers Experience Tragedy Profitable

Book:Lost Ecstasy

Source: Lost Ecstasy

“The only way to make a husband over according to one's ideas ... would be to adopt him at an early age, say four.”

Way Ideas Would Be Age Four Husband

Book:Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are: And Isn't that Just Like a Man

Source: Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are: And Isn't that Just Like a Man

“It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.”

Age Middle Safety Solace Valve

Book:The Red Lamp

Source: The Red Lamp

About the Author

Born: August 12, 1876
Died: September 22, 1958
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 101

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