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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

“[On the Irish:] Strange race ... Don't know what they want, but want it like the devil.”

Knows Want Race Strange Devil Ireland

Author:Mary Roberts Rinehart

“Besides, you want the unvarnished and ungarnished truth, and I'm no hand for that. I'm a lawyer.”

Want Hands Lawyer

Book:The Circular Staircase/The Man in Lower Ten

Source: The Circular Staircase/The Man in Lower Ten

“it's been my experience that the first few days of married life women are blind because they want to be and after that because they have to be.”

Want Firsts Married Blind Married Life

Book:Where There's a Will/The Case of Jennie Brice/The After House

Source: Where There's a Will/The Case of Jennie Brice/The After House

“[The writer] wants both to do the best possible work and also to reach the largest possible audience. The result is a fairly normal condition of discouragement.”

Want Results Audience Conditions Normal Do The Best Discouragement

Book:Writing is Work

Source: Writing is Work

“To men and women who want to do things, there is nothing quite so driving as the force of an imprisoned ego. . . . All genius comes from this class.”

Men Want Force Class Genius Ego Men And Women Driving

Author:Mary Roberts Rinehart

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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