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    American writer (1935-2012)

    Harry Eugene Crewswas an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He often made use of violent, grotesque characters and set them in regions of the Deep South.

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    About the Harry Crews

    Harry Eugene Crewswas an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He often made use of violent, grotesque characters and set them in regions of the Deep South.

    5 Quotes by Harry Crews

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      He did not know what love was. And he did not know what good it was. But he knew he carried it around with him, a scabrous spot of rot, of contagion, for which there was no cure.

      Harry Crews

      American writer (1935-2012)

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      Teaching, real teaching, is – or ought to be – a messy business.

      Harry Crews

      American writer (1935-2012)

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      What the artist owes the world is his work; not a model for living.

      Harry Crews

      American writer (1935-2012)

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      Survival is triumph enough.

      Harry Crews

      American writer (1935-2012)

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      There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.

      Harry Crews

      American writer (1935-2012)