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Russell Hoban was a renowned writer known for his unique literary style and contributions to children's literature. His works spanned various genres, including novels, poetry, and plays. Hoban's career began in the 1950s, and his works gained widespread recognition in the literary world and among readers.

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“The sign said 'The Green Turtle, Chelonia myadas, is the source of turtle soup....' I am the source of William G. soup if it comes to that. Everyone is the source of his or her kind of soup. In a town as big as London, that's a lot of soup walking around.”

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Author:Russell Hoban

“If reality had a stage door I'd hang around there to see what comes out after the show.”

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Book:Amaryllis Night and Day

Source: Amaryllis Night and Day

“Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't in us. It's almost as if were put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.”

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Book:The Turtle Diary

Source: The Turtle Diary

“What a weird thing smoking is and I can't stop it. I feel cosy, have a sense of well-being when I'm smoking, poisoning myself, killing myself slowly. Not so slowly maybe. I have all kinds of pains I don't want to know about and I know that's what they're from. But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel as if I'm living unless I'm killing myself.”

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Book:The Turtle Diary

Source: The Turtle Diary

“But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel as if I'm living unless I'm killing myself.”

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Book:The Turtle Diary

Source: The Turtle Diary

“It's almost as if we're put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.”

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Book:The Turtle Diary

Source: The Turtle Diary

“There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you don't make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life.”

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Author:Russell Hoban

About the Author

Born: February 4, 1925
Died: December 13, 2011
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 51

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