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All of them, all except Phineas, constructed at infinite cost to themselves these Maginot Lines against this enemy they thought they saw across the frontier, this enemy who never attacked that way-if he ever attacked at all; if he was indeed the enemy.
— John Knowles A separate peace
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The summer of 1943 at Exeter was as happy a time as I ever had in my life.
— John Knowles
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Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school.
— John Knowles
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The best teaching I ever experienced was at Exeter. Yale was a distinct letdown afterward.
— John Knowles
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There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity.
— John Knowles
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