Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of steel-rimmed glasses..Ira had a kid brother who wore high stiff collars, shirts with cuffs and went out with girls.
Yip HarburgMy whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.
Yip HarburgWhen the idle poor, Become the idle rich, You'll never know, Just who is who, Or who is which.
Yip Harburg