Facts about Arthur Machen

Occup.Author
FromWelsh
BornMarch 3, 1863
DiedDecember 15, 1947
Aged84 years

Summary

Arthur Machen was a famous Author from Welsh, who lived between March 3, 1863 and December 15, 1947. He/she became 84 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Arthur.

7 Famous quotes by Arthur Machen

Small: Introductions, that is, belong to the masterpieces and classics of the world, to the great and ancient
"Introductions, that is, belong to the masterpieces and classics of the world, to the great and ancient and accepted things; and I am here introducing a short, small story of my own which appeared in The Evening News about ten months ago"
Small: It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of
"It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible"
Small: It is all nonsense, to be sure and so much the greater nonsense inasmuch as the true interpretation of
"It is all nonsense, to be sure; and so much the greater nonsense inasmuch as the true interpretation of many dreams - not by any means of all dreams - moves, it may be said, in the opposite direction to the method of psycho-analysis"
Small: If a man dreams that he has committed a sin before which the sun hid his face, it is often safe to conj
"If a man dreams that he has committed a sin before which the sun hid his face, it is often safe to conjecture that, in sheer forgetfulness, he wore a red tie, or brown boots with evening dress"
Small: Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery
"Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery"
Small: Now, everybody, I suppose, is aware that in recent years the silly business of divination by dreams has
"Now, everybody, I suppose, is aware that in recent years the silly business of divination by dreams has ceased to be a joke and has become a very serious science"
Small: For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of con
"For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced"