William Dean Howells

Those novels with old-fashioned heroes and heroines in them -- are ruinous! ↗

— William Dean Howells

#heroism #realism #romanticism #heroism

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#longer #others #people #some #some people

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#direct #europe #european #except #life

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#interesting #man #secret #universally #who

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us? ↗

— William Dean Howells

#good #good luck #great #how #luck

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#crank #dream #him #his #like

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#awe #benevolent #commands #conqueror #man

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#dear #heart #inequality #itself #liberty

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice? ↗

— William Dean Howells

#observe #venice #while #worth

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#noise #silence #sleeps #who