All books can be indecent books, though recent books are bolder. For filth, I'm glad to say, is in the mind of the beholder. When correctly viewed, everything is lewd. I could tell you things about Peter Pan, And the…

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If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...

On my income tax 1040 it says Check this box if you are blind. I...

On my income tax 1040 it says Check this box if you are blind. I...

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught...

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught...

In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now...

In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now...

Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes...

Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes...

Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you...

Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you...

It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been...

It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been...

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do...

I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do...

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I...

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I...

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you...

Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you...

Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you...

Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you...

On Christmas day you can't get sore, Your fellow man you must adore, There's time...

On Christmas day you can't get sore, Your fellow man you must adore, There's time...

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.

Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one...

Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one...

If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he can do is shut up...

If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he can do is shut up...

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.