54 Quotes by Bennett Cerf

Coleridge was a drug addict. Poe was an alcoholic. Marlowe was killed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab. Pope took money to keep a woman's name out of a satire, then wrote a piece so that she could still be recognized, anyhow. Chatterton killed himself. Byron was accused of incest. Do you still want to a writer -and if so, why?

The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.

The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night. Brahms lost.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you.

A pat on the back, through only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results.

For me, a hearty "belly laugh" is one of the beautiful sounds in the world.

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy