"Nature, it appears, has been rather more bountiful to Paul's body and purse than to his intellect; above the ears, speaking bluntly, the boy is strictly tapioca."

-- S. J. Perelman

#Boys Quotes #Ears Quotes #Body Quotes

“I am an artist first and a photographer second.”
“Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits than we deserve.”
“I'm convinced no one actually likes clubs. It's a conspiracy. We've been told they're cool and fun; that only "saddoes" dislike them. And no one in our pathetic little pre-apocalyptic timebubble wants to be labelled "sad" - it's like being officially declared worthless by the state. So we muster a grin and go out on the town in our millions.”
“There's a level of immaturity to people who just can't clean up after themselves.”
“Everywhere bees go racing with the hours, / For every bee becomes a drunken lover, / Standing upon his head to sup the flowers.”
“Holy service in constant fellowship with God is heaven below”
“There must be more to life than having everything.”

Source : Maurice Sendak, William Knowlton Zinsser (1998). “Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children”, p.25, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I want to be known as a solid all-around receiver thats fast, not a fast guy that plays receiver.”

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