James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres.
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“There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it than the memory of some temptation we resisted”
James Branch Cabell
“Patriotism is the religion of hell”
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
“Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.”
“There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.”
“People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy.”
“While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.”
“Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?”
“I am willing to taste any drink once.”
“No lady is ever a gentleman”