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

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Source : William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.4038, Delphi Classics

William Dean Howells

#Dream Quotes #Men Quotes #Crank Quotes

“While there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I'll fight - I'll fight to the very end!”
“It is the heart that makes the critic, not the nose.”
“I can't really speak for the guys, but for me, I think I want a build a longer-term career and I feel like we've been really fortunate to have some big success with a few things, but I want smaller success with more things.”
“The howling pariah dogs, the ***** that herald dawn all night, the drumming, the moaning that will be found later white plumage huddled on telegraph wires in back gardens or fowl roosting in apple trees, the eternal sorrow that never sleeps of great Mexico.”
“Be careful in your relations with the government; for they draw no man close to themselves except for their own interests. They appear as friends when it is to their advantage, but they do not stand by a man in his time of stress.”
“The cruellest thing you can do to Kerouac is reread him at thirty-eight.”
“Is your heart right? If your heart isn't right, fix it up today.”
“I love you," he said, his voice almost musical with happiness. She shot him a scowl. "Isn't saying that a bit dangerous considering these aren't wooden swords and the ends aren't even taped?" He laughed.”

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