James Branch Cabell Quote

The desire to write perfectly of beautiful happenings is, as the saying runs, old as the hills — and as immortal.


"Auctorial Induction" - The Certain Hour (1916)


The desire to write perfectly of beautiful happenings is, as the saying runs, old as the hills — and as immortal.

The desire to write perfectly of beautiful happenings is, as the saying runs, old as the hills — and as immortal.

The desire to write perfectly of beautiful happenings is, as the saying runs, old as the hills — and as immortal.

The desire to write perfectly of beautiful happenings is, as the saying runs, old as the hills — and as immortal.