He had enormous and poetic admiration, though very little understanding, of all mechanical devices. They were his symbols of truth and beauty. Regarding each new intricate mechanism—metal lathe, two-jet carburetor, machine gun, oxyacetylene welder—he learned one good realistic-sounding phrase, and used it over and over, with a delightful feeling of being technical and initiated.


Babbitt (1922)

Sinclair Lewis Quotes

He had enormous and poetic admiration, though very little understanding, of all mechanical devices. They were his symbols of truth and beauty....

He had enormous and poetic admiration, though very little understanding, of all mechanical devices. They were his symbols of truth and beauty....

He had enormous and poetic admiration, though very little understanding, of all mechanical devices. They were his symbols of truth and beauty....

He had enormous and poetic admiration, though very little understanding, of all mechanical devices. They were his symbols of truth and beauty....