I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

Quote by Peter De Vries

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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...

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

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 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.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

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 tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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.

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.

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

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...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

We need to learn and embrace patience. Patience is a holy key that will unlock...

We need to learn and embrace patience. Patience is a holy key that will unlock...

In seperateness lies the worlds great misery, in compassion lies the worlds true strength.

In seperateness lies the worlds great misery, in compassion lies the worlds true strength.