I had long ago learned, sometimes to my sorrow, that Scotti… - Norman Maclean

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I had long ago learned, sometimes to my sorrow, that Scottish piety is accompanied by a complete foreknowledge of sin. That's what we mean by original sin — we don't have to do it to know about it.

Norman Maclean

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Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, 1902 – August 2, 1990) was an American author and scholar noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992).

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Alternative Names: Norman Fitzroy Maclean

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