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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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Esther Forbes

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:
  1. Johnny Tremain (1943)
  2. Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1940)
  3. A Mirror for Witches (1928)
  4. America's Paul Revere (1946)
  5. O Genteel Lady! (1926)

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