Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk
Wednesday March 12th, 2025

Theodore Dreiser Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 27, 1871
  • Died: Dec 28, 1945

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Dreiser's best known novels include Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.

I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not understand it. I believe it to be the most fragrant blossom of all this thorny existence. love & power

In order to have wisdom we must have ignorance. wisdom

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail. art

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 thoughts from Dave Barry

27 thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill

74 wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill