Everything seemed confused and contradictory, and he longed for one clear command from a divine martinet. (Sinclair Lewis)

Everything seemed confused and contradictory, and he longed for one clear command from a divine martinet.

Sinclair Lewis

Related topics

clear command contradictory divine everything martinet

Related quotes

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. View quote
William Shakespeare
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. View quote
Hannah Arendt
If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused. View quote
Walter Mondale
Time is what prevents everything from happening at once. View quote
John Archibald Wheeler
Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. View quote
Victor Hugo