John O'Hara
John O'Hara
John Henry O'Harawas an American writer. He first earned a reputation for short stories and later became a best-selling novelist before the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth31 January 1905
CountryUnited States of America
writing essence becoming
Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.
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Little old ladies of both sexes. Why do I let them bother me?
compare encourage ideas together
We get together and encourage each other. We compare ideas and show off our stuff.
america american-writer country decadence
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.
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I wasn't ready to go out to pasture. I didn't have a worldwide travel agenda and I didn't want to work on the world's greatest novel ... I wanted to stay busy, but not in the pressure cooker. This is a perfect transition.
men young-writers theme
They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.
sex book editors
Book reviewers are little old ladies of both sexes.
artist faults
An artist is his own fault.
mom men play
Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.
yellow typewriters use
Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.
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Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.
marriage husband wife
In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.
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Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.
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Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.