Nevil Shute Quote

He searched his mind for something he could do for her to match her generosity in some small measure. Like to go to the pictures tonight? he said. I see there’s Cary Grant on at the Regal. Four days later he left Poole on the flying boat for Rangoon.

Nevil Shute

He searched his mind for something he could do for her to match her generosity in some small measure. Like to go to the pictures tonight? he said. I see there’s Cary Grant on at the Regal. Four days later he left Poole on the flying boat for Rangoon.

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About Nevil Shute

Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or from fellow engineers that he was "not a serious person" or from potentially adverse publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.