“A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!”“However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.””
War Is Kind and Other Poems
Quotes by Stephen Crane
“In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, “Is it good, friend?” “It is bitter”
The Black Riders and Other Lines
“When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples.””
“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.””
“Tell her thisAnd more,”
The Complete Poems of Stephen Crane
Stephen CraneStephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer, recognized as one of the most innovative literary figures of his generation. Born into a large Methodist family, he began writing ...