"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."
― Nathaniel Hawthorne
Topic(s):
Society
More From Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison."
- "We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death."
- "Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
More In Society
- "All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society."― Joseph Lancaster
- "I don’t tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don’t fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way."― Steve Buscemi
- "But hey, when you live in Watts, you need a little smack to get by, you know what I mean? You need something soft and comfortable in your life, ’cause you’re not going to get it from what’s around you. And society isn’t going to give it to you."― Jerry Garcia