Stephen Crane

“A man said to the universe: 'Sir, I exist!' 'However,' replied the universe, 'The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.'”

“The 'morally correct' is too often a polite name for the stupidly conventional.”

“He suddenly lost concern for himself... He became not a man but a member.”

“The way to be a bore is to say everything.”

“The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.”

“Courage is a prosaic virtue.”

“Every sin is the result of a collaboration.”

“Perhaps I am mad.”

“He had, of course, but one opinion of himself. He had a great deal of pride, which he referred to as his self-respect.”

“War is a blessing, not a curse. It may seem strange to say this, but it is true. War is a blessing because it is a school of heroism and self-sacrifice.”

“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.”

“A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices.”

“The girl, Maggie, blossomed in a mud puddle.”

“There is a great deal of poetic justice in the world, but it is not the kind that is dispensed by the police.”