Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted.

Quote by Robert Benchley

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The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance...

In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance...

After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his...

After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his...

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...

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have...

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have...

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but...

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed...

Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed...

There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze...

There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze...

We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs...

We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs...

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.

You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting...

You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting...

I have been told by hospital authorities that more copies of my works are left...

I have been told by hospital authorities that more copies of my works are left...