Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void. - Hervey Allen

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Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void.

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About Hervey Allen

William Hervey Allen Jr. (December 8, 1889 – December 28, 1949) was an American educator, poet, and writer. He is best known for his work Anthony Adverse (made into a 1936 movie of the same name).

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Alternative Names: William Hervey Allen • William Hervey Allen, Jr.
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Grow up as soon as you can. It pays. The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty, provided of course you are healthy and don’t die. No, the young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
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