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“If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody come sit next to me.”
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“If you can't say anything nice about anyone else, come sit next to me.”
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“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.”
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“If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me.”
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“The secret to eternal youth is arrested development”
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“My father (Theodore Roosevelt) always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral,
the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.”
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the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.”
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“My specialty is detached malevolence.”
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“If you can't say something good about someone, sit right here by me.”
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“The family remonstrated with me on the subject from time to time, though they never actually ordered me not to smoke. They began by requesting that I should not smoke "under their roof." Whereat I smokedon the roof, up the chimney, out of doors, and in other houses. Then I was told not to smoke in their presence. Finally, even that lapsed, and I puffed away when and where I pleased except in public.”
― Crowded Hours
― Crowded Hours
“Father [Teddy] always wanted to be the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral, and the baby at every christening.”
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