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Novelist

American novelist known for his profound depiction of middle-class life in the United States. His notable works include 'Babbitt' and 'Main Street'.

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Famous Sinclair Lewis Quotes

“Unhappy women are given to protecting their sensitiveness by cynical gossip, by whining, by high-church and new-thought religions, or by a fog of vagueness.”

Given Church Unhappy Gossip Cynical Fog New Thought Whining Vagueness Happy Woman

Book:Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

Source: Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

“Being a man given to oratory and high principles, he enjoyed the sound of his own vocabulary and the warmth of his own virtue.”

Men Given Sound Principles Virtue Enjoyed Warmth Vocabulary Oratory

Book:Babbitt

Source: Babbitt

“Writers have a rare power not given to anyone else: we can bore people long after we are dead.”

People Writing Long Given Bores

Author:Sinclair Lewis

“On the whole, with scandalous exceptions, Democracy has given the ordinary worker more dignity than he ever had.”

Whole Given Democracy Ordinary Dignity Workers Exception Democracies Have Scandalous

Book:It Can't Happen Here

Source: It Can't Happen Here

About the Author

Born: February 7, 1885
Died: January 10, 1951
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 142

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