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1. 'The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow'. This quote belongs to an English author who was born on 21 September 1866. Despite being remembered as a science fiction writer, his first bestseller was nonfiction and was entitled 'Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought'. Who is this author?
2. 'A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ'. This quote comes from an American author who was born on February 27, 1902. His first published novel appeared in 1929 and was entitled 'Cup of Gold' and he won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. Who is this author?
3. 'Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it'. This quote comes from an American novelist born on April 28, 1926. In fact, her first and only book publication of the first 50 years of her life gained her a well-deserved Pulitzer in 1960. However, she is also credited with assisting Truman Capote in his book 'In Cold Blood'. Who is this author?
4. 'First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you'. This quote comes from a great American author that was born on September 24, 1896. This Princeton dropout quit his studies in order to join the US army in WWI. However, his fear that death would prevent his writing dreams made him publish his first novel: 'The Romantic Egotist'. Who is this author?
5. 'Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know'. This quote comes from an extremely influential American author born on July 21, 1899. Despite the fact that he wanted to fight in World War I, he was denied this due to his wretched eye sight. His first novel, 'The Sun Also Rises', was published in 1926. Who is this great author?
6. 'To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence'. Our next American author was born on November 30, 1835. When he was 11 his father died from pneumonia, which made him quit school and, hence become a printer's apprentice with the 'Hannibal Journal'. His first book, 'The Innocents Abroad', was published in 1869. Who is this author?
7. 'Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too'. This quote comes from one of the most important Russian authors, who was physician as well. He is considered to be one of the three seminal figures that propelled the introduction of early modernism in the theater. During his youth he had to write short comic pieces under a pen name for local magazines in order to support financially his family. Who is this great author?
8. 'A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog'. This quote comes from to a fiction writer whose first successful stories, such as the "Typhoon off the Coast of Japan", were based on his sailing experiences in order to join the 'Klondike Gold Rush'. Who is this author?
9. 'You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming'. This South American Nobel Prize winner was born on July 12, 1904. Despite the fact that he stirred a great deal of controversy because of his open support of the Communist Party, his talent was never doubted. He was also a diplomat and politician. He spent three in exile because he found himself threatened with arrest by his country's government. Who is this author?
10. 'Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life'. The last author of this quiz was actually meant to study lighthouse design at the University of Edinburgh but managed to finally graduate from the law school. However, his biggest passion was writing. His first published work was the 'An Inland Voyage', a piece of work that was influenced by his personal trip from Antwerp to northern France, which he made in a canoe via the river Oise. Who is this author?
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