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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

“I have a great deal of mind. It takes a long time to change it.”

Mind Long Deals Long Time

Book:The Bat

Source: The Bat

“having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.”

Mind Moving Operations Stable Barns Mind Changing

Book:When a Man Marries/The Window at the White Cat

Source: When a Man Marries/The Window at the White Cat

“There is no place in the world, I imagine, for a philosopher with a sense of humor, a new leisure, and an inquiring turn of mind!”

World Mind Philosophy Turns Imagine Philosopher Sense Of Humor Leisure Places In The World Inquiring

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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Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are: And Isn't that Just Like a ManRelated source material

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