“I sacrifice to the God of Beauty — the impulse to beauty in nature. Here are flowers. Here is wine spilled on the floor. I will burn incense & myrhh. I will kneel & strike my breast & touch the dust with my forehead. I will I will! Only do not forsake me, Oh God of beauty.”
Quote by Theodore Dreiser
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Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser was a prominent American novelist known for his profound social realism. His works often focused on the lives and moral dilemmas of the American middle class, with notable novels including 'The Financier' and 'An American Tragedy'. Dreiser's writing style had a significant impact on 20th-century American literature. more
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