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John O'Hara

American writer John Henry O'Hara contributed short stories to the New Yorker and wrote novels, such as

BUtterfield 8

(1935) and

Ten North Frederick

(1955).

Best-selling works of John Henry O'Hara include

Appointment in Samarra

. People particularly knew him for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara, a keen observer of social status and class differences, wrote frequently about the socially ambitious.

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“When Caroline Walker fell in love with Julian English she was a little tired of him. That was in the summer of 1926, one of the most unimportant years in the history of the United States, and the year in which Caroline Walker was sure her life had reached a pinnacle of uselessness.”
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“Bing: You’re a heel…a low down rotten heel…anything that doesn’t go your way, anything that you can’t have you destroy.”
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“George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.”
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“They say great themes make great novels.. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.”
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“The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.”
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“The people who want regeneration to be permanent are fanatics for the happy ending, dissatisfied with themselves and with anyone else, unrealistic men and women, anti-Christs, who were entertained by the miracles but learned nothing from Calvary.”
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