They say great themes make great novels

In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

Well, men go to musicals. Women are the ones that buy the tickets for plays.

So who's perfect? ... Washington had false teeth. Franklin was nearsighted. Mussolini had syphilis. Unpleasant things have been said about Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde. Tchaikovsky had his problems, too. And Lincoln was constipated.

They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.