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Jessamyn West Facts
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Mary Jessamyn West was an American Quaker (originally from Indiana) who wrote numerous stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). She graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society, in 1921. (1902 – 1984) |
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Quotes by Jessamyn West
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Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.
Jessamyn West
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The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.
Jessamyn West
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We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.
Jessamyn West
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