"Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment……" — Sinclair Lewis

"Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd."

— 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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More Absurd Quotes

This quote is filed under Absurd Quotes, one of 832 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to… — Honore de Balzac
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. — Yogi Berra
To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd. — Wendell Berry
Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience… — Annie Besant
Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our… — Bono
A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of… — Samuel Butler
When things get so absurd and so stupid and so ridiculous that you just can't bear it, you cannot help… — David Byrne
My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out… — Lord Byron
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. — Albert Camus
I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion. — Albert Camus
The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them… — Albert Camus
In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. — Miguel de Cervantes

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