Englishmen are like that. They love life more and value it … - Zoë Akins

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Englishmen are like that. They love life more and value it less than any other people in the world.

Zoë Akins

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Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Old Maid.

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Alternative Names: Zoe Akins • Zoe Byrd Akins

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The success haters. ... That's what I call them—the people who have never got what they want and turned sour on everybody who has. The world's full of them. ... As soon as you've made good they begin to watch for you to fail. ...

Englishmen are like that. They love life more and value it less than any other people in the world. - Zoë Akins

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