John Knowles
John Knowles
John Knowles was an American novelist best known for A Separate Peace. He died in 2001 at the age of 75...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 September 1926
CountryUnited States of America
cost people
I think it is probably going to cost people their lives.
burden ease grant taxpayers
If we could get some grant money, it would ease the burden on the taxpayers of Philipsburg,
coming felt game good halftime helped high kids knew school situation stayed sure
In high school football, things happen. For them, I'm sure it was a big disappointment. For us, we got a first down in that situation and it helped us. We felt good coming out of halftime and knew that if we stayed with the game plan, the kids would come up with the big plays.
developed leg pain
An abscess on his leg developed and he was in so much pain.
immature affection demeaning
It was demeaning to scrape affection from virtually everyone you encountered. That was immature.
tone separate-peace force
the scornful force of his tone turned the word into a curse
tree violence endure
So the more things remained the same, the more they changed after all. Nothing endures. Not love, not a tree, not even a death by violence.
parent sometimes accepting
I knew that part of friendship consisted in accepting a friend’s shortcomings, which sometimes included his parents.
numbers people feelings
There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity.
medicine people next
The next major advance in the health of the American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself.
tree violence separate-peace
Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence.
evolve
Everything has to evolve or else it perishes.
branch club high members river tree whose
We really did have a club whose members jumped from the branch of a very high tree into the river as initiation.