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Albert E. Cowdrey
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Albert E. Cowdrey (December 8, 1933 – August 21, 2022) was an American author who wrote nonfictional historical studies and fantasy and science fiction literature.
Quotes
Short fiction
The Overseer (2008)
Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (March 2008). Page numbers are from the reprint in Stephen Jones (ed.), The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 20, published by Running Press in 2009, 978-0-7624-3727-6, American edition, first printing
Nominated for the 2009 World Fantasy Award for best novella
Italics as in the book
Ah, how fortunate are those who have never learned the awful truth taught by hunger: that a man will do anything, to live one single day more!
p. 368
I have never known why women believe the things men tell them – or vice versa.
p. 381
“I am prepared for anything,” he said.I shook my head at his fatal arrogance. How can a man be prepared for anything?
p. 386
Confession might be good for the soul, but if incautiously made public might be death to the body.
p. 390
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Category:Novelists from the United States
Category:Short story writers from the United States
Category:1933 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:People from New Orleans