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Thomas Mallon is an American novelist known for his insightful reexaminations of historical figures and events. His works, often presented in a fictional form, delve into real historical contexts and have been highly praised by readers and critics alike.

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“My prescription for writer's block is to face the fact that there is no such thing.... Writing well is difficult, but one can always write something. And then, with a lot of work, make it better. It's a question of having enough will and ambition, not of hoping to evade this mysterious hysteria people are always talking about.”

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Author:Thomas Mallon

“American Secretaries of State have typically been more buttoned up than bon vivant, but John Quincy Adams's diplomatic successes - bigger than anything Presidential or legislative that he achieved - still surprise a student of his personality.”

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Author:Thomas Mallon

“Cell phones, alas, have pretty much ruined train travel, which I used to love. I could read or even sketch notes for what I was working on.”

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“The romantic appeal of solar sailing has ensured that its advocates consistently come from the worlds of both science fiction and science fact.”

World Facts Fiction Science Fiction Appeals Consistently Sailing

Author:Thomas Mallon

“Ive always got a novel under way, but if I try to work on it every day, exclusively, I falter. So I always keep more than one thing going.”

Ifs Way Trying Novel One Thing

Author:Thomas Mallon

“Letters had always defeated distance, but with the coming of e-mail, time seemed to be vanquished as well.”

Wells Letters Distance Mail Defeated

Book:Yours Ever: People and Their Letters

Source: Yours Ever: People and Their Letters

“I actually think that Bandbox, by far the silliest of my books, is the best constructed of them.”

Author:Thomas Mallon

“I have a picture of the Pont Neuf on a wall in my apartment, but i know that Paris is really on the closet shelf, in the box next to the sleeping bag, with the rest of my diaries.”

Knows Next Sleep Wall Boxes Paris Bags Apartment Shelves Closets Diaries

Author:Thomas Mallon

About the Author

Born: November 2, 1951
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 8

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