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Stella Benson was an English novelist known for her distinctive literary style and profound portrayal of female characters. Her works are typically based on realism, exploring social and personal conflicts. Born on January 6, 1892, she passed away on December 6, 1933.

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“Sometimes I think there are two kinds of people - the autobiographists and the biographists.”

People Thinking Kind Two Sometimes Autobiography

Book:Pipers and a dancer

Source: Pipers and a dancer

“There are some people who can never see a little cloud of fantasy float across the horizon of their dreams without building a heavy castle in the air upon it, and bringing it to earth.”

People Littles Dream Earth Fantasy Air Building Clouds Heavy Horizon Floats Castles Castles In The Air

Book:I Pose

Source: I Pose

“I hope that the feeling of making poetry is not confined to the people who write it down. There is no luxury like it, and I hope we all share it. ... I am sure that the great glory of poetry in one's heart does not wait on achievement.”

People Writing Heart Doe Feelings Waiting Share Achievement Glory Luxury Poetry Is Confined

Author:Stella Benson

“Americans were people who wanted to leave every place better than they found it, to leave every man more of a man than they found him. ... Americans could open doors to almost all that was admirable - it was their misfortune, not their fault, that movies and victrolas and advertisements squeezed in when they opened the door.”

People Men Wanted Found United States Doors Faults Every Man Misfortunes Admirable Advertisements

Book:Pipers and a dancer

Source: Pipers and a dancer

“There are, broadly speaking, two kinds of workers in the world, the people who do all the work, and the people who think they do all the work. The latter class is generally the busiest, the former never have time to be busy.”

People Thinking World Kind Two Class Workers Busy Former Latter

Book:I Pose

Source: I Pose

About the Author

Born: January 6, 1892
Died: December 6, 1933
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 31

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