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Mary McMullen

(1920–1986) Novelist United States

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Mary McMullen was a novelist from the United States, best known for A grave without flowers.

Quick Facts About Mary McMullen

Born: January 1, 1920
Died: January 1, 1986
Nationality: United States
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: A grave without flowers

About Mary McMullen

Mary McMullen, a pseudonym for Mary Reilly (1920–1986), was an American mystery writer who studied art and worked in fashion design and advertising before becoming an author in 1951. She won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel, Strangle Hold, in 1952.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Edgar Awards

Quotes by Mary McMullen

Sanity is sometimes a matter of going on, outwardly, as if everything is all right.

Ifs

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it requires a great deal more generosity to take than to give.

Deals

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I've gotten to the place where I find life too short for if-only.

Ifs

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You can pack a bag and take a plane somewhere, anywhere, and when you get there and open the bag - lying…

Bags

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that darkest of syllables, death.

Death

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Take the goods the gods provide, and don't stand and sulk when they are snatched away.

Death

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Love is recognition, perhaps the highest form of it. You.

Form

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People tend to believe accusations more than denials.

Accusation

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