If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late.

I can be someone's and still be my own.

If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.

Just 'cause somethin' ain't been done Don't mean it can't be did.

I was so lucky that I didn't have anyone to copy, be impressed by. I had developed my own style, I was creating before I knew there was a Thurber, a Benchley, a Price and a Steinberg. I never saw their work until I was around thirty.

I've found my missin' piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I've found my missin' piece!

Oh, I'm being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don't like it--one bit. Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up to my thigh. Oh, fiddle, It's up to my middle. Oh, heck, It's up to my neck. Oh, dread, It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff . . .