"If I am going to be drowned –……" — Stephen Crane
"If I am going to be drowned – if I am going to be drowned – if I am going to be drowned, why in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate land and trees?"
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41 Quotes by Stephen Crane
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These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories,…
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Philosophy should always know that indifference is a militant thing. It batters down the walls of cities and murders the…
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The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.
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Every sin is the result of collaboration.
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It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.
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Doubtless there are other roads.
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A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that…
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A man with a full stomach and the respect of his fellows had no business to scold about anything that…
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A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover another behind…
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I saw a man pursuing the horizon
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The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting.…
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When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound…
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