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Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke

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Novelist
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American writer (1928-2011)

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Born

October 3, 1928

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Died

December 22, 2011

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Birthplace

Allegan

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Nationality

United States

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"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars."

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Chance
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"Look around for a place to sow a few seeds."

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Wisdom
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"Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why."

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"Genius is talent set on fire by courage."

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"Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest."

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"Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live."

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"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

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"What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever."

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