Ben Ames Williams
Born
in Macon, Mississippi, The United States
March 07, 1889
Died
February 04, 1953
Leave Her to Heaven
53 editions
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1944
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House Divided
18 editions
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1947
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Come Spring
14 editions
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1968
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The Strange Woman
30 editions
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1941
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All the Brothers Were Valiant
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The Unconquered
7 editions
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published
1953
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The Dreadful Night
4 editions
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published
1928
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The Sea Bride
34 editions
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published
1919
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The Strumpet Sea
12 editions
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published
1938
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They Grind Exceeding Small
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“Ellen, he knew now, would marry him if he chose; but he had been sure for years that he would never marry anyone, and he was sure tonight he would never marry Ellen. 'We'd always be either on the peaks, sublimely happy, or in the bleak valleys of anger and despair,' he told himself; and he knew he would prefer to dwell in a pleasant intervale, one of those lovely spots which so often he had seen along a northern river, where the grassy meadows were dotted with tall graceful elms, and quiet deer came feeding, and a little brook sang near-by, and there were friendly hills all about, and perhaps a few mountains, not too closely seen, visible far away.
Yes, it was peace a man wanted. He reflected with an amused smile that Ruth was much more the sort of woman an author ought to marry: self-effacing, strong, serene, with a sense of humor which occasionally revealed itself in her pleasant eyes. But of course there was no question of his marrying Ruth!
For that matter, there was no question of his marrying anyone!”
― Leave Her to Heaven
Yes, it was peace a man wanted. He reflected with an amused smile that Ruth was much more the sort of woman an author ought to marry: self-effacing, strong, serene, with a sense of humor which occasionally revealed itself in her pleasant eyes. But of course there was no question of his marrying Ruth!
For that matter, there was no question of his marrying anyone!”
― Leave Her to Heaven
“Remembering can be a hard thing on a man," he suggested. "I wear life like an old pair of shoes that's easy on my feet.”
― Leave Her to Heaven
― Leave Her to Heaven
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