Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Peter De Vries Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 27, 1910
  • Died: Sep 28, 1993

Peter De Vries was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever".

I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to go to summer school. experience

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly. anniversary & marriage

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance. humor

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character. marriage

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums. art & food

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. food

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. marriage

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. car

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums. food

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning. morning

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 quotes from William Blake

32 quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

2 quotes from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 sayings from Victor Hugo

73 sayings from Victor Hugo