Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.
Theodore DreiserLife is a God-damned, stinking, treacherous game and nine hundred and ninety-nine men out of a thousand are bastards.
Theodore DreiserThe most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character. All individuals are a bundle of contradictions - none more so than the most capable.
Theodore Dreiser