In 1944 James Arthur and Minnie Susan were added to the Marx household.

Like the East Side tenement, our house was seldom without the sound of music or laughter or questions being asked or stories being told.

But I guess that's the way it is. When you lose something irreplaceable, you don't mourn for the thing you lost. you mourn for yourself.

I don't know whether my life has been a success or a failure. But not having any anxiety about becoming one instead of the other, and just taking things as they come along, I've had a lot of extra time to enjoy life.

The passing of an ordinary man is sad. The passing of a great man is tragic, and doubly tragic when the greatness passes before the man does.

I am the most fortunate self-taught harpist and non-speaking actor who has ever lived.

If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it.