36 Quotes by John O'Hara

Men go to musicals. Women are the ones who buy the tickets for plays.

In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

But whats the use of being old if you cant be dumb?

So who's perfect? ... Washington had false teeth. Franklin was nearsighted. Mussolini had syphilis. Unpleasant things have been said about Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde. Tchaikovsky had his problems, too. And Lincoln was constipated.

I can get very depressed by a review that is unfair, unreasonable, and totally destructive....

They say great themes make great novels

Our story opens in the mind of Luther L. (L for LeRoy) Fliegler, who is lying in his bed, not thinking of anything, but just aware of sounds, conscious of his own breathing, and sensitive to his own heartbeats. Lying beside him is his wife, lying on her right side and enjoying her sleep.