Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.

Alice Walker

The Color Purple

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Topic

Nature of time Time

Author

Alice Walker

Source

The Color Purple

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

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Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.

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Topic
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Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1746 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.