Quote by: Robert Louis Stevenson

He who indulges habitually in the intoxicating pleasures of imagination, for the very reason that he reaps a greater pleasure than others, must resign himself to a keener pain, a more intolerable and utter prostration.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Louis Stevenson
  • DescriptionScottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer
  • AliasesRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson
  • BornNovember 13, 1850
  • DiedDecember 3, 1894
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Essayist; Novelist; Short Story Writer; Children's Writer
  • WorksTreasure Island; Kidnapped; The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde