All prayers are answered
“All prayers are answered. Usually the answer is ‘No.’ ” — Don Marquis
“All prayers are answered. Usually the answer is ‘No.’ ” — Don Marquis
“Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old; all you have to do is live long enough.” — Don Marquis
“A sequel is an admission that you’ve been reduced to imitating yourself.” — Don Marquis
“A pharisee is a man who prays publicly and preys privately.” — Don Marquis
“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.” — Don Marquis
“A man thinks he amounts to a great deal, but to a flea or a mosquito a human being is merely something good to eat.” — Archy
“A louse I used to know told me that millionaires and bums tasted about alike to him.” — Archy
“A hypocrite is a person who — but who isn’t?” — Don Marquis
“A hen regrets it just as much when they ring her neck as an oriole, but nobody has any sympathy for a hen because she is not beautiful.” — Archy
“A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.” — Archy