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Albert Payson Terhune

(1872–1942) Novelist

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Albert Payson Terhune was a novelist.

Quick Facts About Albert Payson Terhune

Born: December 21, 1872
Died: February 18, 1942
Profession: Novelist

About Albert Payson Terhune

[Wikidata] American writer (1872-1942)... | [Wikipedia] Albert Payson Terhune was an American writer, dog breeder, and journalist. He was popular for his novels relating the adventures of his beloved collies and as a breeder of collies at his Sunnybank Kennels, the lines of which still exist in today's Rough Collies.

Quotes by Albert Payson Terhune

Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.

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Boast

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“Any man with money to make the purchase may become a dog’s owner. But no man—spend he ever so much coin and…

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Accepting

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Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger.

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Canine

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“ignored with disdain by”

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When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.

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Courses

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I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's…

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Dog

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No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog.

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Breeders

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The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home…

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Cold

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“Would Man but deign to serve his God as they, Millennium must dawn within the year.”

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Dogs

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Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times,…

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Animal

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