The Indispensable Woollcott
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“All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.”
“All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening.”
“There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.”
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“She was like a sinking ship firing on the rescuers.”
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“Today just might be the best day to start seriously thinking about quitting smoking.”
“Germany was the cause of Hitler as much as Chicago is responsible for the Chicago Tribune.”
“A hick town is one where there is no place to go where you shouldn't go.”
“The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm.”
“The two oldest professions in the world — ruined by amateurs.”
“There's absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle can't fix.”
“One listens to one's lawyer prattle on as long as one can stand it and then signs where indicated.”
Source: The Indispensable Woollcott