But he said, in substance, to himself that if the earth…

Doubtless there are other roads.

— Stephen Crane

“Why—why—” stammered the youth struggling with his balking tongue.”

— Stephen Crane

“Many a man ought to have a bath-tub larger than the boat which here rode upon the sea.”

— Stephen Crane

“The lieutenant, returning from a tour after a bandage, produced from a hidden receptacle of his mind new and portentous oaths suited to the…

— Stephen Crane

XXVIII "Truth," said a traveller, "Is a rock, a mighty fortress; "Often have I been to it, "Even to its highest tower, "From whence…

— Stephen Crane

“A single rifle flashed in a thicket before the regiment.”

— Stephen Crane

A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a…

— Stephen Crane

“I stood upon a high place, And saw, below, many devils Running, leaping, and carousing in sin. One looked up, grinning, And said, "Comrade!…

— Stephen Crane

And it was as if fate had betrayed the soldier. In death it exposed to his enemies that poverty which in life he had…

— Stephen Crane

It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.

— Stephen Crane

“XXIV I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. "It is…

— Stephen Crane

“He turned now with a lover's thirst to images of tranquil skies, fresh meadows, cool brooks— an existence of soft and eternal peace.”

— Stephen Crane

Every sin is a result of collaboration

— Stephen Crane

“She thinks my name is Freddie, you know, but of course it ain't. I always tell these people some name like that, because if…

— Stephen Crane

“Eventually, his courage expended itself upon these objections. The debates drained him of his fire.”

— Stephen Crane