Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy

Quote by Peter De Vries

Topics: Confession Quotes

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to...

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order...

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order...

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...