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# Ellen Douglas

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Ellen Douglas was the pen name of Josephine Ayres Haxton, an American author. Her 1973 novel Apostles of Light was a National Book Award nominee.

##  Quotes by Ellen Douglas

> [“But the book! The siren song of the book!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-douglas/but-the-book-the-siren-song-of-the-book/)

[Ellen Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-douglas/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [Books, the books that I loved above all else to spend my time with, were the great tools for understanding one's life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-douglas/books-the-books-that-i-loved-above-all-else-to-spend-my-time-with/)

[Ellen Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-douglas/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [“When she thinks a book is very good, what she says to herself is: yes, that's how things are. I hadn't thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-douglas/when-she-thinks-a-book-is-very-good-what-she-says-to-herself-is-yes/)

[Ellen Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-douglas/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [But why should I cast myself in the ancient female part of victim of men's plots and passions?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-douglas/but-why-should-i-cast-myself-in-the-ancient-female-part-of-victim-of/)

[Ellen Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-douglas/)

[Ancient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancient/)

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