Author of quotes: Theodore Dreiser. Page 1

And her eyes were dry, but her soul came out in tears.

He left, knowing that he wanted one thing - to stay.

I’m a bad person, but there’s something good about me.

After all, life is very much like a farce, ”he continued bitterly. - Stupid comedy, and nothing else. The only thing that can be done is to keep your self. And honesty, as far as I can tell, is not required of us.

How scary it is when people become hostile to you. How important it is that their opinion and disposition are on your side.

They always try to slander a good person.

- Yes, only you do not understand it yet. You always start to understand this too late.

Although he pretended to easily accept the blows of fate, they hurt him. He hadn't been defeated in so long... too long ago.

Why complain, worry, speculate? Whatever he does, life will steadily move forward, obeying its own laws.

She also thought about joining some charitable society. However, she did not understand the new theory that was then in vogue, according to which it is only necessary to teach people to get out of a difficult situation on their own. Jenny felt that if a poor man asked for help, he needed help without going into arguments about how much he deserved it.

Life sometimes seems cruel, but the beauty of nature is enduring.

Everywhere you look - only illusions, it is not difficult to prove. Or maybe life in general is just an illusion? In any case, it is very similar to a dream, sometimes a bad dream.

If death comes, he is ready for it. He will meet her without complaint, without a fight. After all, life in most of its manifestations is just a stupid comedy.

"She shouldn't be upset because of her," he decided, but deep down he felt differently.