News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.
Gene FowlerPerhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first decision to unseat one's own tooth.
Gene FowlerI will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.
Gene FowlerEveryone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind
Gene FowlerWhy may not the Bible and especially the New Testament be read and taught as a divine revelation in school? Where else can the purest principles of morality be learned so clearly or so perfectly as from the New Testament?
Gene FowlerDon't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.
Gene FowlerNever thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert -and then make it brief.
Gene FowlerThe best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.
Gene FowlerA man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned fool.
Gene FowlerWriting is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
Gene Fowler