Who has not wished that his host would come out frankly at the beginning of the visit and state, in no uncertain terms, the rulesand preferences of the household in such matters as the breakfast hour? And who has not sounded out his guest to find out what he likes in the regulation of his diet and modus vivendi (mode of living)?
Robert BenchleyCentral Park is the grandiose symbol of the front yard each child in New York hasn't got.
Robert BenchleyDrinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony.
Robert BenchleyThere is no doubt that every healthy, normal boy...should own a dog at some time in his life, preferably between the ages of forty-five and fifty.
Robert BenchleyThere is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist.
Robert Benchley