Reuben's Children

Accursed from their birth they be
Who seek to find monogamy,
Pursuing it from bed to bed -
I think they would be better dead.

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Of a play by Channing Pollock:
"The House Beautiful" is The Play Lousy.

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There were two things that would always bewilder her, she said: how a zipper worked and the exact function of Bernard Baruch.

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To a supercilious youth who said he "simply couldn't bear fools":
"How odd. Your mother could apparently."

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Nickname for Alexander Woollcott's New York apartment:
"Wit's End."

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Charles Dickens

Who call him spurious and shoddy
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!

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Partial Comfort

Whose love is given over-well
Shall look on Helen's face in hell,
Whilst they whose love is thin and wise
May view John Knox in paradise.

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Name of her poodle:
"Cliche."

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On hearing that President Calvin Coolidge had died:
"How could they tell?"

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A GREAT PAIRING: Parker, Bazan help Red Bulls keep 2 successive shutouts

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Unfortunate Coincidence

By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying -
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.

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On returning by boat from Spain:
"The crossing was so rough the only thing I could keep on my stomach was the First Mate."

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Of the slow pace of work in Hollywood;
"Unless someone comes near my office, I'm going to write MEN on the door."

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On being told that someone wouldn't hurt a fly:
"Not if it was buttoned up."

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The Small Hours

No more my little song comes back;
And now of nights I lay
My head on down, to watch the black
And wait the unfailing gray.
Oh, sad are winter nights, and slow;
And sad's a song that's dumb;
And sad it is to lie and know
Another dawn will come.

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Coda

There's little in taking or giving
There's little in water or wine;
This living, this living, this living
Was never a project of mine.

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On her pregnancy:
"It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard."

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To a friend who was upset that he had to get rid of his cat:
"Have you tried curiosity?"

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On hearing that President Calvin Coolidge had died:
"How could they tell?"

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