I will spend the rest of my life assembling my own mind and… - Pearl S. Buck

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I will spend the rest of my life assembling my own mind and my own soul. I will take care of my body carefully, not that it may any more please a man, but because it houses me and therefore I am dependent upon it.

Pearl S. Buck

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Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (born Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: 赛珍珠; Pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū; 26 June 1892 – 6 March 1973), primarily known as Pearl S. Buck, was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Birth Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker

Native Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck Walsh

Alternative Names: Pearl Buck • Pearl Sydenstricker Buck • John Sedges • Pearl Sydenstricker • Sai Zhenzhu • Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck • Pirl Bak

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I will spend the rest of my life assembling my own mind and my own soul. I will take care of my body carefully, not that it may any more please a man… - Pearl S. Buck

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