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Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.
Zane Grey
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Zane Grey
Age: 67 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 31
Died: 1939
Died: October 23
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Baseball Player
Dentist
Film Producer
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Screenwriter
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Zanesville
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Realism is death to me. I cannot stand life as it is.
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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
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There was never an angler who lived but that there was a fish capable of taking the conceit out of him.
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I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me.
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These critics who crucify me do not guess the littlest part of my sincerity. They must be burned in a blaze. I cannot learn from them.
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