Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.
Edward Dahlberg Quotes
So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.
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| Birth: | 22nd July, 1900 |
| Death: | 27th February, 1977 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist |
About
Edward Dahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an American novelist. He eventually attended the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. His first novel, Bottom Dogs, was based on his childhood experiences at the orphanage and his travels in the American West. The Sorrows of Priapus was published in 1957, becoming his most successful book thus far.
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