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Quote by Philip Wylie

“So every artist and would-be artist makes this same phrase: 'I knew, I never got it said.”

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Philip Wylie was an American author known for his science fiction and adventure novels. His works often explored social and political issues, and were praised for their unique narrative style and profound philosophical insights. more

“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That's why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history ~~ they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.”

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“The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.”

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“With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his tracks in the war. When I got there, there was a certain satisfaction in finding I had it right - it does look like that.”

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Author:David McCullough

“My next book is also set in the eighteenth century. It's about the Revolution, with the focus on the year 1776. It's about Washington and the army and the war. It's the nadir, the low point of the United States of America.”

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“The Word of God must be Read and Heard with Diligence that so you may arrive to the Knowledge that is needful for you.”

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“Communism works, if everybody stopped carring about money.”

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“The single greatest invention man ever conceived in the dollar bill, because I don't want to know the conversion rate for coconuts.”

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