"There is one thing certain, namely, that we can have nothing certain; therefore it is not certain that we can have nothing certain."
"In the carriages of the past you can't go anywhere." Maxim Gorky
"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh, at yourself." Ethel Barrymore
"Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you." Pamela Hansford Johnson
"A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants to display the trophies of his youth, along with his trout flies." John Cheever
"Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty." Djuna Barnes
"If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had." Isador Feinstein Stone
"Dolly Parton reminds me of two big ice cream cones and a whole lot of cotton candy. I'll bet most of her fans are either hillbillies or diabetics."