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It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Glenway Wescott

Born: April 11, 1901
Died: February 22, 1987 (aged 85)
Bio: Glenway Wescott was an American poet, novelist and essayist. A figure of the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s Wescott was openly gay. His relationship with longtime companion Monroe Wheeler lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death.
Known for:
- The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story (1940)
- Apartment in Athens (1945)
- The Grandmothers (1927)
- Good-bye, Wisconsin (1928)
- A Visit to Priapus and Other Stories






