Stephen Crane: Likeness

Stephen Crane was American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist. Explore interesting quotes on likeness.

Stephen Crane: 84 quotes1 like

“Tell her this
And more,—
That the king of the seas
Weeps too, old, helpless man.
The bustling fates
Heap his hands with corpses
Until he stands like a child
With surplus of toys.”

Source: Complete Poems of Stephen Crane

“But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.”

“None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.”

Stephen Crane book The Open Boat

Pt. I
The Open Boat (1894)

“In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter—bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."”

Stephen Crane book The Black Riders and Other Lines

Source: The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895), III

“The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.”

Stephen Crane book The Red Badge of Courage

Source: The Red Badge of Courage (1895), Ch. 9

“He had fought like a pagan who defends his religion.”

Stephen Crane book The Red Badge of Courage

Source: The Red Badge of Courage (1895), Ch. 17