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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.

Sinclair Lewis

It is the irritation of getting tickets, packing, finding trains, lying in bouncing berths, washing without water, digging out passports, and fighting through customs.
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Bounce Custom Fight Find Get Irritation Pack Through Ticket Train Wash
Sure of itself, it bullies other civilizations, as a traveling salesman in a brown derby conquers the wisdom of China and tacks advertisements of cigarettes over arches for centuries dedicated to the sayings of Confucius.
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Century Civilization Country Dedicate Impossible Inspiration Itself Salesman Suire Traveling Wisdom
Being a man given to oratory and high principles, he enjoyed the sound of his own vocabulary and the warmth of his own virtue.
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Being Give High Man Oratory Principle
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.
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Beebm Accomplish Convenience Critical Everything Free Important Preservation Social Spirit System While World Worth
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country.
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Better Country Intellectual Know Other
You,” Said Dr. Yavitch, “are a middle-road liberal, and you haven’t the slightest idea what you want.
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Country Doctor Idda Liberal Middle People Person Road Said Sighest Want
The cocktail filled him with a whirling exhilaration behind which he was aware of devastating desires-to rush places in fast motors, to kiss girls, to sing, to be witty. … He perceived that he had gifts of profligacy which had been neglected. -chapter 8
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Aware Behind Cocktail Desire Devastatimng Exhilaration Fill Whirling
He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour in each of a hundred cathedrals has seen nothing at all.
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Cathedral Little One Seem Something Spent Time
I must say I’m not very fond of oratory that’s so full of energy it hasn’t any room for facts.
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Energy Fact Fond Full Must Oratory Room Very
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.
SINCLAIR LEWIS

Country Dozen Fictioneer Insane May Most People Person Poet Tradition Young
There are so many people in the world who are eager to do for you things that you do not wish done, provided only that you will do for them things that you don’t wish to do.
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Do Done Eager Many People Provide So Them Thing Will World
Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods.
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Method Other People Take Talk Themselves Write Writer
Fascism will come to America wrapped in a flag.
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Come Country Fascism Flag Wrap
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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Come Country Fascism Flag Hundred Name Percent Wrap
Thus Carol hit upon the tragedy of old age, which is not that it is less vigorous than youth, but that it is not needed by youth.
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Age Hit Less Need Old People Person Tragedy Upon Vigorous Youth
Our American professors like their literature clear and cold and pure and very dead.
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Clear Cold Country Dead Literature Professor Pure Very

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