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What's that old cowboy saying? Never was a horse that couldn't be rode, never was a man who couldn't be throwed.
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The camera would miss it all. A magnificent picture is never worth a thousand perfect words. Ansel Adams can be a great artist, but he can never be Shakespeare. His tools are too literal.
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This is why I am not religious. If and when we do learn the true secret of the universe, some kind of religion will be there to hide it. To cover it up. To persecute and shred, to burn and destroy. They stay in business by keeping us in the Dark Ages.
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I'm doing what I like, why wouldn't I be happy? So what if it's not perfect, I don't believe in perfection. Maybe happy's as good as it gets.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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John Dunning
Born:
January 9, 1942
Died:
May 22, 2023
(aged 81)
Bio:
John Dunning was an American writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. He was known for his reference books on old-time radio and his series of mysteries featuring Denver bookseller and ex-policeman Cliff Janeway.
Known for:
Booked To Die (1992)
The Bookman's Promise (2004)
The Bookman's Wake (1995)
The Sign of the Book (2005)
The Bookwoman's Last Fling (2006)
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