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“It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation upon the fact that he is better off than others.”

Quote by Sinclair Lewis

Book:Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

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Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott is a novel that delves into the transformation of a small town and the evolution of its protagonist, Carol Kennicott, as she navigates the complexities of societal shifts and personal development. more

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

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Author:Sinclair Lewis

“Fascism will come to America wrapped in a flag.”

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

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Book:Babbitt

Source: Babbitt

“Damn the great executives, the men of measured merriment, damn the men with careful smiles, damn the men that run the shops, oh, damn their measured merriment.”

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Author:Sinclair Lewis

“There are dozens of young poets and fictioneers most of them a little insane in the tradition of James Joyce, who, however insane they may be, have refused to be genteel and traditional and dull.”

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Author:Sinclair Lewis

“Upon this theology he rarely pondered. The kernel of his practical religion was that it was respectable, and beneficial to one's business, to be seen going to services; that the church kept the Worst Elements from being still worse; and that the pastor's sermons, however dull they might seem at the time of taking, yet had a voodooistic power which 'did a fellow good-- kept him in touch with Higher Things.”

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Book:Babbitt

Source: Babbitt

“I love America, but I don't like it.”

Author:Sinclair Lewis

“Good Lord, I don't know what 'rights' a man has! And I don't know the solution of boredom. If I did, I'd be the one philosopher that had the cure for living. But I do know that about ten times as many people find their lives dull, and unnecessarily dull, as ever admit it; and I do believe that if we busted out and admitted it sometimes, instead of being nice and patient and loyal for sixty years, and then nice and patient and dead for the rest of eternity, why, maybe, possibly, we might make life more fun.”

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Book:Babbitt

Source: Babbitt

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Book:Babbitt

Source: Babbitt