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“I often speak to returning service people about their experiences while serving. Whether in 1915 or 2005, the core issue of facing death on a daily basis remains.”

Quote by Charles Todd

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Charles Todd is a renowned author, known for his intricate storytelling and imaginative writing. His exact birth and death dates are unknown. more

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“During high school I worked in a retirement home. I spent many wonderful hours hearing from service men and their widows about WWI.”

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“My great uncle fought in WWI. His stories fascinated me.”

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“I firmly believe as an author you have to go out in life and hear the stories of people. In pubs in the UK or a retirement home in the US it is the stories of others that bring a book to life.”

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“I was a corporate trouble-shooter for many years, and I know what it is like to walk very carefully into a hostile environment.”

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“The individual writer is a lonely figure in the wilderness of agents, editors, chain bookstores, and dwindling numbers of independents. The stronger MWA can be, the better it can serve us, and the more respect it can bring to bear in dealing with the problems most of us face every day.”

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“Novels should be judged rigorously. Either a book works or it doesn't. The fact that something is true in the real world should not lend authority to it in fiction.”

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“I want to state unequivocally for the world, as well as for the markets, as well as for the American people: I have no doubt that we will not lose the full faith and credit of the United States.”

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