... it is a fact universally acknowledged that a husband is the most ridiculous thing on earth, except for a bachelor.
Peter De VriesSex in marriage is like medicine. Three times a day for the first week. Then once a day for another week. Then once every three or four days till the condition clears up.
Peter De VriesRather than waste precious time arguing, I went up and started serving my "sentence" without delay. It was usually about an hour for epigrams; somewhat longer for a paradox.
Peter De VriesThe tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.
Peter De Vries