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John Knowles
American Novelist
Born: Sep 16, 1926
Died: Nov 29, 2001
Education Ever Life My Life People You
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My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education. John Knowles
Education You Business Mother Father Virginia Both New Massachusetts New England Go However Were West West Virginia Wanted Place Them Really Meant Coal England Dad Originally
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. John Knowles
Life Class School My Life Else Members More Crucial Attended Almost Most Exeter Than Suspect Anyone Anyone Else Who Ever Lives
Young people in my generation were sort of in lockstep, and it wasn't just the '40s, either. In the '30s and in the '50s it was the same. No one ever dropped out unless he got sick or got kicked out. John Knowles
Generation People Young Sick Unless Kicked Out My Generation No-One He Dropped Sort Got Were Same Just Either Young People Ever
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. John Knowles
Strength You People Feeling Lose Young Difficult Drawback More Simply Also Anonymity Making Were Than Get Young People Large Large Numbers Ever Numbers
The summer of 1943 at Exeter was as happy a time as I ever had in my life. John Knowles
Life Time Happy My Life Summer Had Exeter Ever
Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off to raise hell or enlist or both, but we stayed dutifully at our desks doing tomorrow's homework. John Knowles
Age Tomorrow Looking Looking Back Gone Hell Homework Think Back Our Responsible Stayed Both Had Boy Doing Were Surprisingly Off Mature Quite Just Wars Earlier Raise Enlist
The best teaching I ever experienced was at Exeter. Yale was a distinct letdown afterward. John Knowles
Best Distinct Yale Exeter Experienced Afterwards Teaching Ever

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