William Dean Howells Quote

It's astonishing how well the worse reason looks when you try to make it appear the better.

William Dean Howells

It's astonishing how well the worse reason looks when you try to make it appear the better.

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About William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells (; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.