There are dozens of young poets and fictioneers most of them a little insane in the tradition of … - Sinclair Lewis

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I had the opportunity to play every day in the minors, and everybody knew me in the minors. In the big leagues, it was a little different. It was up and down and up and down, and I didn't get a chance to show people that I can play every day and I can be a superstar. Now, I can show everybody what they are getting from me.

Sinclair Lewis

There are dozens of young poets and fictioneers most of them a little insane in the tradition of James Joyce, who, however insane they may be, have refused to be genteel and traditional and dull.

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When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

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I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever. But the men of ritual and the men of barbarism are capable of shutting up the men of science and silencing them forever.

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It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.

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Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

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Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive.

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