Fate often puts all the material for happiness
“Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man’s hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them.” — Don Marquis
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Book Checklist
Don Marquis Checklist Compiled by John Batteiger Copyright (c) 2011 The History of the Fighting Fourteenth, compiled by C.V. Tevis and D.R. Marquis, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1911 (regimental Continue Reading →
Don’s Baked Beans
Appendix (Don’s Baked Beans) “The Almost Perfect State” By Don Marquis, 1927 If you will eat beans, here is the way to prepare them. First, you must have an earthenware Continue Reading →
God’s Grandfather
Following is an original, previously unpublished story by Don Marquis (1878-1937), written and rewritten in the early 1930s. Don had intended to use this bit of light fantasy as the Continue Reading →
mehitabel was once cleopatra
mehitabel was once cleopatra By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 boss i am disappointed in some of your readers they are always asking how does archy work the Continue Reading →
the coming of archy
the coming of archy By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 The circumstances of Archy’s first appearance are narrated in the following extract from the Sun Dial column of Continue Reading →
An idea isn’t responsible
“An idea isn’t responsible for the people who believe in it.” — Don Marquis
Every cloud has its silver lining
“Every cloud has its silver lining, but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.” — Archy
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” — Don Marquis
Drinking used to be a mighty commonplace matter
“Drinking used to be a mighty commonplace matter, but Prohibition has brought a smack of adventure into it that makes it really enjoyable.” — Don Marquis