Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community...

Ignorance is a self-generating state of mind; one of its characteristics is that it doesn't recognize itself as ignorance.

A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together.

An urban novelist never minds a little decay.

I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents.

Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.

Another thing he told his customers was that one of the great accounting unknowns of the modern age was how to value knowledge. It was an exciting field.