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Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for.

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Rex Stout
Age: 88 †
Born: 1886
Born: December 1
Died: 1975
Died: October 27
Novelist
Radio Personality
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Noblesville
Indiana
Shallow
Depth
Grew
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Women
Hemingway
Ideas
Adolescence
Never
Scope
Stayed

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