Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say, or Nashville, Tennessee! There are just three big cities in the United States that are 'story cities'- New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco. — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“If I were to name the one crying evil of American life, Mr. Derrick, it would be the indifference of the better people to… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“Wait till you see-at the same time that your family is dying for lack of bread-a hundred thousand acres of wheat-millions of bushels of… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“Believe this, young man," exclaimed Shelgrim, layinga thick powerful forefinger on the table to emphasize his words, "try to believe this - to begin… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“A literature that cannot be vulgarized is no literature at all and will perish.” — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
[The Muse of our Fiction of the future] will lead you - if you are humble and honest with her - straight into a… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
Evil is short lived. Never judge of the whole round of life by the mere segment you can see. The whole is, in the… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
No one to love, none to caress, Left all alone in this world's wilderness. — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say, or Nashville, Tennessee! There are just three big cities in the United States that… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“Goo'-by, ole Bill, by-by. There you go, an' the signal o' distress roun' you, H. B. 'I'm in need of assistance.' Lord, here comes… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
Things can happen in some cities and the tale of them will be interesting: the same story laid in another city would be ridiculous. — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“It belonged to the changeless order of things---the man desiring the woman only for what she withholds; the woman worshipping the man for that… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
![“[The Muse of our Fiction of the future] will lead you - if you are humble and honest with her - straight into a World of Working Men, crude of speech, swift of action, strong of passion, straight to the heart of a new life.” quote by Frank Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/daf/frank-norris-28716_action_the-muse-of-our-fiction-of-the-future-wi_852780.jpg)
