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The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.

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Nancy Hale
Age: 80 †
Born: 1908
Born: May 6
Died: 1988
Died: September 24
American Novelist
Novelist
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Lies
Novel
Dead
Hand
Lying
Hands
Novels
Many
Heavy
Research

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one must find one's natural home, not try to construct it.
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