Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

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.

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

In order to have wisdom we must have ignorance. wisdom

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

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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