IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
Where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds come to listen with serious and sympathetic men. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
When he was twenty-three or twenty-four my father began to learn German and read philosophy in his spare hours, which did not look as though he were destined to remain long on board ship! Edward Carpenter Read Quote
Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
The other thing that happened in 1883 was my reading of Thoreau’s Walden. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
It is curious that, with my somewhat antinomian tendencies, I should have gone to Trinity Hall – which was, and is, before all a Law College – and should thus have been thrown into close touch with the legal element in life. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don’t know exactly why I didn’t. Edward Carpenter Read Quote
