An amusing set of quotes sent by a blog reader…

This morning a blog reader, thanks!, sent me the following quotes. Some are quite amusant! Enjoy! 🙂

  • “He had delusions of adequacy.” -Walter Kerr.
  • “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” -Winston Churchill
  • “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” Clarence Darrow
  • “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” -William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
  • “Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” -Moses Hadas
  • “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” -Mark Twain
  • “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.” -Oscar Wilde
  • “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one.” -George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
  • “Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second … if there is one.” – Winston Churchill, in response.
  • “I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.” -Stephen Bishop
  • “He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” -John Bright
  • “I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.” -Irvin S. Cobb
  • “He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” -Samuel Johnson

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