"You," Said Dr. Yavitch, "are a middle-road liberal,……" — Sinclair Lewis
"You," Said Dr. Yavitch, "are a middle-road liberal, and you haven't the slightest idea what you want. I, being a revolutionist, know exactly what I want -- and what I want now is a drink."
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61 Quotes by Sinclair Lewis
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It is, I think, an error to believe that there is any need of religion to make life seem worth…
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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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