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Phyllis A. Whitney

  • But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them.

  • His loss was all about me. It must always wound those who are left when a man's possessions outlive him.

  • Good stories are not written. They are rewritten.

  • A map is not a journey.

  • Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren't very good in the beginning.

    • Phyllis A. Whitney,
    • in Writer's Digest ()

Phyllis A. Whitney, U.S. writer

(1903 - 2008)

Full name: Phyllis Ayame Whitney.