Sinclair Lewis Quotes

Sinclair Lewis — American Novelist born on February 07, 1885, died on January 10, 1951

Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, " there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds.".. (wikipedia)

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What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.

When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we'll be funnier to look at than to read.

Damn the great executives, the men of measured merriment, damn the men with careful smiles oh, damn their measured merriment.

Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.