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“I think, don't you, that a girl with any delicacy of feeling couldn't bring herself to marry a man indirectly responsible for her father's death. No matter how much she was in love with him.”

Quote by Wallace Stegner

Book:Angle of Repose
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Angle of Repose

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that explores themes of memory, art, and the passage of time through the eyes of a sculptor and his family living in the American West during the late 19th century. more

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Wallace Stegner
Wallace Stegner

Wallace Stegner was an influential American historian known for his extensive research on the history of the American West. His works not only documented the pioneering journey of the American West but also profoundly reflected the relationship between humans and nature. Stegner's writing style was unique and his language beautiful, which won him great popularity among readers. more

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