The waggish author of 'The New Mirror' is, I believe, the first who has openly maintained the doctrine that the great end of a writer is to get money.
Horror, detective fiction
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"I have no doubt that the universe is a gigantic practical joke."
Humorous"I have a profound contempt for all affectation."
Humorous"The most 'popular,' the most 'successful' writers among us, (for a brief period, at least) are, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, persons of mere address, perseverance, effrontery—in a word, busy-bo…"
Strange & Unusual"The world is a theatre, and we are merely players."
Strange & Unusual"Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or a silly action for no other reason than because he knows he should not?"
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