live so that you wouldn’t be afraid
“Live that you wouldn’t be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.” — Don Marquis
“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
“We are a patriotic people, always filled with zeal to save the country from one another.” — Don Marquis