John Smith Phelps

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    Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.
    —Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)

    The literary artist will ... portray what he knows, and little else. Imagination is built upon knowledge, and his dreams will rest upon his facts. He is worth to the world just about what he has learned from it, and no more.
    —Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)