Sue Townsend - I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to...

I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to the grave... and beyond!

Biography

Author Profession: Novelist

Nationality: English

Born: April 2, 1946

Died: April 10, 2014

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Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley, J. R. R. Tolkien, E. M. Forster, William Golding, William Makepeace Thackeray, Thomas Hardy, Patrick O'Brian

Topics

Beyond, Grave, Keep, Myself, Prefer, Secrets

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

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