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Most American heroes…are by now two men, the actual man and the romantic image. Some are even three men—the actual man, the image, and the debunked remains.
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How old are you Johnny" she asked. Sixteen." And what's that-a boy or a man?" He laughed. "A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war.
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They reminded me of the biggest liar I ever knew personally. Was a farmer, too. Reputation of pretty good farmer at that, but he lied so he had to hire another man to call his pigs.
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Nobody can make a monkey out of anyone who isn't a monkey to start with.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Esther Forbes
Born:
June 28, 1891
Died:
August 12, 1967
(aged 76)
Bio:
Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal.
Known for:
Johnny Tremain (1943)
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1940)
A Mirror for Witches (1928)
America's Paul Revere (1946)
O Genteel Lady! (1926)
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