“Live that you wouldn’t be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.” — Don Marquis

“It takes all sorts of people to make an underworld.” — Archy

“It may be less poetic, but it is nonetheless true that April showers bring May onions.” — Don Marquis

“It is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while” — Archy

“In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child’s parent or grandparent.” — Don Marquis

“Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.” — Don Marquis

“When you can’t have anything else, you can have virtue.” — Don Marquis

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?’ ” — Don Marquis

“We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.” — Don Marquis