William Dean Howells
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William Dean Howells
William Dean Howellswas an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth1 March 1837
CountryUnited States of America
dream men crank
If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.
tragedy want happy-endings
What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.
sister heart twins
Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.
filled-up rooms world
There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled up with the advertisements of things.