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Rupert Hughes was an American novelist known for his portrayals of Southern life. His works are characterized by their delicate emotions and profound insights into social issues.

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Famous Rupert Hughes Quotes

“John Wesley said that if you give up the witchcraft, you must give up the Bible. He is right. The choice is easy for me.”

Ifs Giving Said Choices Easy Giving Up Witchcraft

Book:Why I Quit Going to Church: With Answers to Critics and Correspondents

Source: Why I Quit Going to Church: With Answers to Critics and Correspondents

“The true lovers of humanity are those who put on the uniform with regret, fight like hell when they wear it, take it off without rejoicing, but hang it where it can be got at if necessary, and remember that they must still stand watch in civilian clothes over the trophies of victory.”

Ifs Stills Remember Humanity Fighting Watches Hell Regret Lovers Victory Clothes Rejoice Uniforms Civilians Trophies True Lovers

Author:Rupert Hughes

“Her face was her chaperone.”

Faces Sex Insult Sarcastic Chaperones

Book:The Last Rose of Summer

Source: The Last Rose of Summer

“Women's intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking.”

Thinking Years Women Results Millions Negative Intuition Sarcastic

Author:Rupert Hughes

“The Flag still floats unblotted with defeat! But ah the blood that keeps its ripples red, The starry lives that keep its field alight.”

Stills Blood Fields Red Defeat Uplifting Flags Floats Memorial Memorial Day Ripple Memorial Day Poems Memorial Day Remembrance

Author:Rupert Hughes

“As for those who protest that I am robbing people of the great comfort and consolation they gain from Christianity, I can only say that Christianity includes hell, eternal torture for the vast majority of humanity, for most of your relatives and friends. . . . If I could feel that I had robbed anybody of his faith in hell, I should not be ashamed or regretful.”

Source: Why I Quit Going to Church: With Answers to Critics and Correspondents

“He who helps destroy the boll-weevil has done as constructive work as he who plants the seed.”

Done Helping Plant Seeds Constructive

Book:Why I Quit Going to Church: With Answers to Critics and Correspondents

Source: Why I Quit Going to Church: With Answers to Critics and Correspondents

About the Author

Born: January 31, 1872
Died: September 9, 1956
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 7

Books & Sources

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