Party Game Quotes

“Our favorite indoor sport was the game of Murder. A session of Murder would begin at cocktail time and sometimes last all the way through dinner. It goes like this:
We start by drawing lots to pick the District Attorney. Then we draw to see who will be-known only to himself-the Murderer. This done, the D.A. retreats and the rest of us go on with cocktails and small talk, wandering around the clubhouse, warming ourselves by the fireplace, reading, or strolling outside to admire the sunset. As soon as the Murderer manages to be alone with somebody else, he points to him and says: “You are dead.” The Victim slumps down, forbidden by the rules of the game to leave the spot of the crime or make any sound until he is discovered.
When the Victim is discovered-usually along about dinnertime -the D.A. is called in to begin the investigation. Everybody is a suspect. Every suspect, except the Murderer, has to answer truthfully, to his best recollection, where he was at any given time prior to the discovery of the crime, what he was doing, and with whom. The D.A.’s job is to deduce from the pattern of answers and alibis who is lying, and is therefore the Murderer. It’s a marvelous game.”
― Harpo Marx, Harpo Speaks!

“His lips turned upward. “Man told you to lick salt off me, but he didn’t say where you would be licking the salt from.”
― Elizabeth Morgan, Truth or Dare?

“I have nothing I want to ask you, and if I did, you would probably lie anyway.”
“I’m drunk. Drunk people tell the truth.”
“Like hell they do. Besides you’re not that drunk.”
“Then dare me something.”
I snorted. “No, because I’m not that drunk, or stupid.”
― Elizabeth Morgan, Truth or Dare?