African famine is not a visitation of fate. It is largely man-made, and the men who made it are largely Africans.
P. J. O'RourkeEverything that's fun in life is dangerous. Horse races, for instance, are very dangerous. But attempt to design a safe horse and the result is a cow ... It is impossible to be alive and safe.
P. J. O'RourkeI've been a New Yorker for ten years, and the only people who are nice to us turn out to be Moonies.
P. J. O'RourkeA girl who is really pretty - whether she wraps herself in an abayah, a nun's habit, or the front hall rug - never wraps herself so that the world can't tell.
P. J. O'RourkeOne of the problems with being a writer is that all of your idiocies are still in print somewhere. I strongly support paper recycling.
P. J. O'RourkeBachelors know all about parties. In fact, a good bachelor is a living, breathing party all by himself. At least that is what my girlfriend said when she found the gin bottles under the couch. I believe her exact words were, "You're a disgusting, drunken mess." And that's a good description of a party, if it's done right.
P. J. O'Rourke