I count him a great man who inhabits a higher sphere of thought, into which other men rise with labor and difficulty; he has but t...o open his eyes to see things in a true light, and in large relations; whilst they must make painful corrections, and keep a vigilant eye on many sources of error.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He had ragged long grass-coloured hair; He had knees that stuck out of his hose;... He had puddle-water in his shoes; He had half a cloak to keep him dry, Although he had a squirrel's eye.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatter...s with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Like a wild stranger out of wizard-land He dwelt a little with us, and withdrew;... Black and unblossomed were the ways he knew, Dark was the glass through which his fire eye shined.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Well, kid, there are more things in this life than you can possibly imagine. I knew a whore once in Wilmington. She had a glass ey...e. She used to take it out and work people off for a dollar.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Nowhere is woman treated according to the merit of her work, but rather as a sex. It is therefore almost inevitable that she shoul...d pay for her right to exist, to keep a position in whatever line, with sex favors. Thus it is merely a question of degree whether she sells herself to one man, in or out of marriage, or to many men!... the economic and social inferiority of woman is responsible for prostitution.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids ain't no good, and they die out. But we keep a-comin'. We're the people that live.... They can't wipe us out. They can't lick us. And we'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »