“But the old man had provided his kids with one priceless gift: He’d encouraged them to read, and he didn’t bother too much about the content, subscribing to the theory that good books ultimately speak for themselves.”

Source: Ancient Shores (1996), Chapter 16 (p. 168)

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American novelist, Short story writer 1935

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