John Knowles book A Separate Peace
Gene, on the war activities around Devon.
Source: A Separate Peace (1959), P. 89
“My writing is done in railroad yards while waiting for a freight, in the fields while waiting for a truck, and at noon after lunch. Towns are too distracting.”
Letter to Margaret Anderson (1941)
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Haymitch rises to go. "While I was waiting… I ate your lunch.”
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Variant: While I was waiting... I ate your lunch.
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Original: (it) Mentre il mondo intero è attratto e distratto da critiche inutili, la musica scrive la storia.
Source: prevale.net
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Source: The Vampire Lestat
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Source: Saving Francesca
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Source: I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
