I think Americans like the practical; they like the human. And I like both those things myself, and I try and put them into my books.
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The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny sort of pure system of beliefs that depressed people in the Middle East held as their religion.John Keegan
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Mary taught third grade when I was principal at O.C. Johnson. She was there before me, 1972-80, and after. She was a good teacher, and had concern for her students. She was well respected.
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