"A sensational event was changing from the brown……" — Sinclair Lewis
"A sensational event was changing from the brown suit to the gray the contents of his pockets. He was earnest about these objects. They were of eternal importance, like baseball or the Republican Party."
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61 Quotes by Sinclair Lewis
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Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it's…
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Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.
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Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods. Writing is just work-there's no secret. If…
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Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.
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When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
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Most troubles are unnecessary. We have Nature beaten; we can make her grow wheat; we can keep warm when she…
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It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation…
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