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“ America — rather, the United States — seems to me to be the Jew among the nations. It is resourceful, adaptable, maligned, envied, feared, imposed upon. It is warmhearted, overfriendly; quick-witted, lavish, colorful; given to extravagant speech and gestures. Its people are travelers and wanderers by nature, moving, shifting, restless; swarming in Fords, in ocean liners; craving entertainment; volatile. The schnuckle among the nations of the world. ”

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Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. Writing may be interesting, absorbing, exhilarating, racking, relieving. But amusing? Never!

~ Edna Ferber

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Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history.

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It sounds so far away and different. I like different places. I like any places that isn't here.

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A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

~ Edna Ferber

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