After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his publishers to get a new book out of him each year.

Quote by Robert Benchley

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Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

There is something about saying Ok and hanging up the receiver with a bang that...

There is something about saying Ok and hanging up the receiver with a bang that...

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that...

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that...

An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take...

An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take...

A man of forty today has nothing to worry him but falling hair, inability to...

A man of forty today has nothing to worry him but falling hair, inability to...

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of...

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of...

There are two kinds of people in this world - those who divide everything into...

There are two kinds of people in this world - those who divide everything into...

There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading...

There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading...

The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to...

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to...

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to...

A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to...

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.

The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or...

The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or...

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for...

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like