William Dean Howells
What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending. - William Dean Howells
You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago after all. The time shortens up. - William Dean Howells
The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested. - William Dean Howells
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. - William Dean Howells