3 Quotes & Sayings By John Clellon Holmes

John Clellon Holmes (June 11, 1872 – November 24, 1960) was an American author who wrote fiction and non-fiction works. His best known works are The Son of Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, and The Star-Spangled Contract. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. Holmes was a member of the Algonquin Round Table for many years.

For invented gods invariably disappoint those who worship them. John Clellon Holmes

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The idiotic industry of an ant building his hill in the path of a glacier, and imagining that he is free. John Clellon Holmes

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