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title: "4 Katherine Govier Quotes - Famous Novelist"
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# Katherine Govier

(1948)   Novelist

 **4** quotes in **2** categories

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Katherine Govier is a novelist.

## Quick Facts About Katherine Govier

Born July 4, 1948

Profession Novelist

## About Katherine Govier

Canadian writer... \| Katherine Mary Govier is a Canadian novelist and essayist.

##  Quotes by Katherine Govier

> [“To learn from him, I did not have to believe he was a good man or a fair man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-govier/to-learn-from-him-i-did-not-have-to-believe-he-was-a-good-man-or-a/)

[Katherine Govier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-govier/)

[Fair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/katherine-govier-72329_fair_to-learn-from-him-i-did-not-have-to-beli_54743.jpg)

> [“Pictures and words don't hurt anyone, except for those who are afraid of history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-govier/pictures-and-words-don-t-hurt-anyone-except-for-those-who-are-afraid/)

[Katherine Govier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-govier/)

[Afraid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/katherine-govier-72329_afraid_pictures-and-words-don-t-hurt-anyone-exc_190063.jpg)

> [“What if . . . you come to the wild and discover that it is not wild at all? What if half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-govier/what-if-you-come-to-the-wild-and-discover-that-it-is-not-wild-at-all/)

[Katherine Govier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-govier/)

[Wild](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wild/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/katherine-govier-72329_quote_what-if-you-come-to-the-wild-and-discove_1530555.jpg)

> [“It is a simple thing, a name. We are given one, we grow in to it, we bear it. Simple for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-govier/it-is-a-simple-thing-a-name-we-are-given-one-we-grow-in-to-it-we-bear/)

[Katherine Govier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-govier/)

[Creation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/katherine-govier-72329_creation_it-is-a-simple-thing-a-name-we-are-given_2790435.jpg)

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