As the skull of the man grows broader, so do his creeds. And his gods they are shaped in his image and mirror his needs. And he clothes them with thunders and beauty, He clothes them with music and fire, Seeing not, as he bows by their altars, That he worships his own desire.
Don MarquisThe trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
Don MarquisOf middle age the best that can be said is that a middle aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.
Don MarquisFrom 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself
Don Marquis