“She wasn’t hard-boiled. It was just that she put love on a special plane, where a man without money or looks couldn’t move.”
Quote by Nathanael West
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The Day of the Locust
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Nathanael West
Nathanael West was an American author born on October 17, 1903, and died on December 22, 1940. Known for his satirical and darkly humorous style, West is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century in American literature. more
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