Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.

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When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and...

When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and...

In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

Anticipating that most poetry will be worse than carrying heavy luggage through O'Hare Airport, the...

Anticipating that most poetry will be worse than carrying heavy luggage through O'Hare Airport, the...

Americans like fat books and thin women.

Americans like fat books and thin women.

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is...

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is...

I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began...

I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began...

The common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time

The common law is nothing else but statutes worn out by time

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

What the New Yorker calls home would seem like a couple of closets to most...

What the New Yorker calls home would seem like a couple of closets to most...

Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.

Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office

The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...