The Monster, and Other Stories Quotes

“He was submitting, submitting because of his fathers, bending his mind in a most perfect slavery to this conflagration.”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“Alone in the kitchen, Horace stared with sombre eyes at the plate of food. For a long time he betrayed no sign of yielding. His mood was adamantine. He was resolved not to sell his vengeance for bread, cold ham, and a pickle, and yet it must be known that the sight of them affected him powerfully. The pickle in particular was notable for its seductive charm. He surveyed it darkly. Horace”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“The doctor was shaving this lawn as if it were a priest's chin. All”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“The conceit of man was explained by this storm to be the very engine of life. One”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“She performed nearly all the house-work in exchange for the privilege of existence. Every”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“Each man in this stretcher party had gained a reflected majesty. They were footmen to death, and”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“If You Ain't Afraid, Go Do It Then”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories

“No man can observe you as I have observed you and not know that it was a matter of conscience with you, but I am afraid, my friend, that it is one of the blunders of virtue." The”
― Stephen Crane, The Monster and Other Stories