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

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.

An artist is his own fault.

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

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.

Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.

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.