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John D. MacDonald

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...there are people who try to look as if they are doing a good and thorough job, and then there are the people who actually damn well do it, for its own sake.


— John D. MacDonald


#thoroughness #work-ethic #ethics

Please not yet. Those are the three eternal words. Please not yet.


— John D. MacDonald


#death

When you see the ugliness behind the tears of another person, it makes you take a closer look at your own.


— John D. MacDonald


#tears #ugliness #introspection

It is one thing to look at a mistreated boat and another to look at a tomb. The silence of the bay seemed more intense. And I could see the glint of the carrion flies.


— John D. MacDonald


#death #death

Hascomb snatched an ancient weapon out of his glove compartment. Officers have smuggled them home from the last five wars. The Colt.45 automatic.


— John D. MacDonald


#firearms #home

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.


— John D. MacDonald


#dependent #friendships #like #marriages






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And while I was slowly finding that clarity manuscripts book proposals and copies of books by recommended authors rolled in. The novel Cry Hard Cry Fast was adapted as a two-part episode of the TV series Run for Your Life in November 1967. I was very impressed by the logic of the denial and by the empathy shown to the person making the request.

His best-known works include the popular and critically acclaimed Travis McGee series and his novel The Executioners which was adapted into the film Cape Fear. National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery. John Dann MacDonald (July 24 1916 – December 28 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories known for his thrillers.

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