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

Quote by Peter De Vries

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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...

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

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

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

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...

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

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...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

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...

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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...

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.

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.

Marriage is too important to be treated like a love affair

Marriage is too important to be treated like a love affair