"Every man is a king so long as……" — Sinclair Lewis

"Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on."

— Sinclair Lewis

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61 Quotes by Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis has 61 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is, I think, an error to believe that there is any need of religion to make life seem worth…
People will buy anything that is one to a customer.
Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it's…
It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to…
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.
Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods. Writing is just work-there's no secret. If…
A sensational event was changing from the brown suit to the gray the contents of his pockets. He was earnest…
Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
Most troubles are unnecessary. We have Nature beaten; we can make her grow wheat; we can keep warm when she…
It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation…
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the…

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