One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.


A Book of Prefaces: By H.L. Mencken (ed. 1922)

H. L. Mencken Quotes

One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.

One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.

One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.

One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.