S. J. Perelman Quotes

American - Writer February 1, 1904 - October 17, 1979

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring. S. J. Perelman

Love, Dying, Violin

Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century. S. J. Perelman

Living, Century, Most

Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck. S. J. Perelman

Fate, Bottom, Dealing

He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it. S. J. Perelman

Which, Manner, Immediately

The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are. S. J. Perelman

Personality, Fact, Wring

I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again. S. J. Perelman

Always, Living, Again

I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse. S. J. Perelman

Horse, You, Had

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