"Happiness is the ability to recognize it."
About Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells — Life and Legacy
Carolyn Wells was a prominent American author and poet, celebrated for her contributions to the mystery genre during the early 20th century. Her distinctive blend of humor and intrigue is best exemplified in works like 'The Clue' and 'The Mystery of the Green Cat', where she deftly navigates the complexities of human behavior and the allure of the unknown. Wells's core philosophy revolved around the idea that mystery is not just a plot device but a reflection of deeper human emotions and motivations. She once remarked, 'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it', which encapsulates her understanding of the human psyche and its contradictions. This perspective allowed her to create compelling narratives that challenged conventional ideas about morality and desire. Today, Carolyn Wells's quotes and writings continue to resonate, as they invite readers to engage with the mysteries of life and the intricacies of human nature. Her ability to weave suspense with psychological depth makes her work relevant, encouraging a deeper exploration of the themes that define our experiences.
Quote collection
Carolyn Wells quotes (page 1 of 3)
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"Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life."
"Insistent advice may develop into interference, and interference, someone has said, is the hind hoof of the devil."
"I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!"
"A guilty conscience is the mother of invention."
"I have always hated biography, and more especially, autobiography. If biography, the writer invariably finds it necessary to plaster the subject with praises, flattery and adulation and to invest him with all the Christian graces. If autobiography, the same plan is followed, but the writer apologizes for it."
"Actions lie louder than words."
"A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time."
"Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder."
"Of two evils choose the prettier."
"Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive."
"Where there's a will there's a detective story."
"A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye."
"A fool and his money are soon married."
"The wages of sin is alimony."
"You wouldn't believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob, And a ring-and-thimble cake."
"I don't believe the half I hear, Nor the quarter of what I see! But I have one faith, sublime and true, That nothing can shake or slay; Each spring I firmly believe anew All the seed catalogues say!"
"I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued."
"'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!"
"Advice ... is a habit-forming drug. You give a dear friend a bit of advice today, and next week you find yourself advising two or three friends, and the week after, a dozen, and the week following, crowds!"