"I have no thesis except that people get a very raw deal from life."
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in "The Hermit of Lambertville", 2 September 1957, TIME Magazine
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James Gould Cozzens
James Gould Cozzens (August 19, 1903 – August 9, 1978) was an American novelist.
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