I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself.

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For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with...

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and...

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people,...

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people,...

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing... I don't expect to see it again.

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing... I don't expect to see it again.

Some like carrots, others like cabbage

Some like carrots, others like cabbage

When the belly is full the mind is amongst the maids

When the belly is full the mind is amongst the maids