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A group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.

— James A. Michener On the heroines of Tales of the South Pacific (1947)

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I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

If you type adeptly with 10 fingers, you’re typing faster than your mind is working.

Until you've seen Zimbabwe, you live in darkness.

The Covenant (1980)

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

Space (1982)

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.

Good Advice (1982)

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