The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the daytime or when both were sober.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

So much has already been written about everything that you can't find out anything about it.

I drew pictures rapidly and with few lines, because I had to write most of the pieces, too, and couldn't monkey long with the drawings. The divine urge was no higher than that.

Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.