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William John Locke was an English novelist born on March 20, 1863, and died on May 15, 1930. His works are known for their portrayal of social reality and character psychology, which have had a profound impact on literature.

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Famous William John Locke Quotes

“Life is too transcendentally humorous for a man not to take it seriously. Compared with it, Death is but a shallow jest.”

Men Life Life Is Humorous Shallow Jest

Book:Simon the Jester

Source: Simon the Jester

“Any human love a man gets he can make fill his life. It's like the grain of mustard-seed.”

Men Humans Seeds Grain Human Love Mustard Mustard Seed

Book:Where Love is: A Novel

Source: Where Love is: A Novel

“It is not cheerful for a girl to discover within twenty-four hours of her wedding that her husband is a hopeless drunkard, and to see him die of delirium tremens within six weeks. An experience so vivid, like lightning must blast something in a woman's conception of life. Because one man's kisses reeked of whisky the kisses of all male humanity were anathema.”

Men Humanity Dies Girl Hours Four Week Husband Kissing Six Twenties Males Hopeless One Man Conception Lightning Cheerful Vivid Blast Drunkards Delirium Whisky Anathema Delirium Tremens

Book:Septimus

Source: Septimus

“I hold in my hands the very soul of a man. What more dare a woman ask of the high gods?”

Men Soul Hands Asks Dare

Book:The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel

Source: The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel

“Children are the root of all evil.... Happy the man who has his quiver empty.”

Men Children Evil He Man Roots Empty Quiver

Book:A Christmas Mystery: The Story of Three Wise Men

Source: A Christmas Mystery: The Story of Three Wise Men

“Every man's first declaration of love is bathos--the zenith of his passion connoting perhaps the nadir of his intelligence.”

Men Firsts Passion Love Is Every Man Declaration Zenith Nadir Declarations Of Love

Book:Jaffery

Source: Jaffery

“Men are men and women are women. We've tried for tens of thousands of years to lay down hard and fast lines for the sexes to walk upon, and we've failed miserably.”

Men Years Hard Sex Lines Walks Men And Women Lays

Book:The Red Planet (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

Source: The Red Planet (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

“In France the men all live in cafes, the children are all put out to nurse, and the women, saving the respect of mademoiselle -- well, the less said about them the better.”

Men Wells Children Said He Man Saving France Nurse Cafes

Book:The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

Source: The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1863
Died: May 15, 1930
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 30

Books & Sources

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A NovelRelated source material

SeptimusRelated source material

The Belovd VagabondRelated source material

Simon the JesterRelated source material

The Glory of ClementinaRelated source material

The Joyous Adventures of Aristide PujolRelated source material

The Red Planet (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)Related source material

Where Love is: A NovelRelated source material

A Christmas Mystery: The Story of Three Wise MenRelated source material

JafferyRelated source material

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