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William Dean Howells Quotes

William Dean Howells quotes about manly

American Author March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920

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I dare say if you'd asked him plumply what he meant in regard to the young lady, he would have told you - if he knew.' 'Why, don't you think he does know, Bromfield?' 'I'm not at all sure he does. You women think that because a young man dangles after a girl, or girls, he's attached to them. It doesn't at all follow. He dangles because he must, and doesn't know what to do with his time, and because they seem to like it. I dare say that Tom has dangled a good deal in this instance because... William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells quote: "A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until..."
A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it. William Dean Howells
The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells quote: "If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't..."
If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank. William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells quote: "The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that..."
The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested. William Dean Howells

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