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date: 19 January 2025

William Dean Howells 1837–1920
American novelist and critic 

  1. What the American public always wants is a tragedy with a happy ending.
    to Edith Wharton in October 1906
  2. Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.
    attributed