The Maker of a universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on Sunday afternoon.

Sinclair Lewis

Elmer Gantry

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Topic

Sabbath God and man

Author

Sinclair Lewis

Source

Elmer Gantry

Medium

Novel

Genre

Satire

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1927, ch. 17.

Current Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Signet, 2007, ch. 17.

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What is Love?... It is the morning and the evening star.

Sinclair Lewis

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Nature of love Love

Author

Sinclair Lewis
Source
Elmer Gantry
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1927 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1927, ch. 20.

Current Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Signet, 2007, ch. 20.

Another quote from the 1920s

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.

Willa Cather

The Professor's House

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Topic
Limits of knowledge Inscrutability Connecting with others Intimacy

Author

Willa Cather
Source
The Professor's House
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, 1925, bk. 1, ch. 8.

Another quote about God and man

We're on a mission from God.

Dan Aykroyd

The Blues Brothers

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Divine mission God and man
Speaker
Elwood Blues
Actor
Dan Aykroyd
Source
The Blues Brothers
Medium
Film
Genre
Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical
Language
English
Time
1980 1980s 20th century
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The Blues Brothers. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1980.