“Think as I think,” said a man, “Or you are abominably wicked; You are a toad.” And after I had thought of it, I said, “I will, then, be a toad.” Stephen Crane (1871-1900) American writer, poet “‘Think as I Think,’ Said a Man” (1899)
He wishes that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage. Stephen Crane (1871-1900) American writer, poet The Red Badge of Courage, ch. 9 (1895) (Source)