185 Quotes by Sherwood Anderson

As so often happens in life, he had thought so much and so often of the situation that now confronted him that he was somewhat nervous in its presence. ~ 27, SA: Sh. Stories, 1962

Most boys have seasons of wishing they could die gloriously instead of just being grocery clerks and going on with their humdrum lives.

The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world, when wars would be fought without patriotism, when men would forget God and only pay attention to moral standards, when the will to power would replace the will to serve and beauty would be well-nigh forgotten in the terrible headlong rush of mankind toward the acquiring of possessions...

Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night,' he had said. 'You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life. If you try to be definite and sure about it and to live beneath the trees, where soft night winds blow, the long hot day of disappointment comes swiftly and the gritty dust from passing wagons gathers upon lips inflamed and made tender by kisses.

I have always been one who wanted a great of love, admiration and respect from others without having to go to all the trouble of deserving it.

There are men everywhere who talk and talk, saying nothing. I am afraid I am becoming one of that kind.

We poor tellers of tales have our moments too, it seems. Like great generals sitting upon horses upon the tops of hills and throwing troops into the arena, we throw the little soldier words into our battles.

You must try to forget all you have learned,' said the old man. 'You must begin to dream. From this time on you must shut your ears to the roaring of the voices.

After all, we do seem attached to sin and there are so many people busy making sin unattractive. It is good to find someone who takes the other road. ~ 175, SA: Sh. Stories, 1962