In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

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The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion...

The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion...

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don't work, those...

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don't work, those...

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British...

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British...

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when...

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when...

When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and...

When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and...

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have...

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have...

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except...

It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except...

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a...

The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a...

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.

Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.

Objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that...

Objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that...

Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say that what we really...

Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say that what we really...

Americans like fat books and thin women.

Americans like fat books and thin women.