Sinclair Lewis, (1885-1951) American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature (1930) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2 Sinclair Lewis quotesSinclair Lewis QuotesSinclair Lewis Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters some years ago, and now I must decline the Pulitzer Prize.~ Sinclair Lewis Fascism will come wrapped in a flag and carrying a bible.~ Sinclair Lewis Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print