The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Ending Quotes

A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.

A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.

Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their...

Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their...

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is...

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is...

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to...

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to...

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it...

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it...

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing...

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing...

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...

Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which,...

Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which,...

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might...

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might...

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep...

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep...

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...