Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthornewas an American novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 July 1804
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational-love hate anger
It is to the credit of human nature, that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.
substance instant loses
I find nothing so singular to life as that everything appears to lose its substance the instant one actually grapples with it.
letters scarlet ifs
...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom...
humanity letters spheres
It [the scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself.
attributes
All merely graceful attributes are usually the most evanescent.
arrows fire arms
Cupid in these latter times has probably laid aside his bow and arrow, and uses fire-arms -- a pistol -- perhaps a revolver.
honey bees sometimes
Bees are sometimes drowned in the honey which they collectso some writers are lost in their collected learning.