The wars come and go in blood and tears; but whether they are bad wars, or what are comically called good wars, they are of one effect in death and sorrow. William Dean Howells More Quotes by William Dean Howells More Quotes From William Dean Howells Preach the blessings of our deeply incorporated civilization by the mouths of our eight-inch guns. William Dean Howells eight gun blessing The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. William Dean Howells greatest best action happiness Tomorrow I shall be sixty-nine, but I do not seem to care. I did not start the affair, and I have not been consulted about it at any step. William Dean Howells step start care tomorrow Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. William Dean Howells some-people stay some people