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> [I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/i-don-t-keep-my-books-around-they-would-embarrass-me-when-i-finish/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

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## More by Ludwig Bemelmans

> [To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/to-be-a-gourmet-you-must-start-early-as-you-must-begin-riding-early/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [Only one who has known how troubled life can be, has a real appreciation of it when it is good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/only-one-who-has-known-how-troubled-life-can-be-has-a-real/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/i-don-t-keep-any-copy-of-my-books-around-they-would-embarass-me-when/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines 74 lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/in-an-old-house-in-paris-that-was-covered-with-vines-74-lived-twelve/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/the-true-gourmet-like-the-true-artist-is-one-of-the-unhappiest/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [For gypsies do not like to stay - They only come to go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/for-gypsies-do-not-like-to-stay-they-only-come-to-go-away/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [Actually, the true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/actually-the-true-gourmet-like-the-true-artist-is-one-of-the/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/the-purpose-of-art-is-to-console-and-amuse-myself-and-i-hope-others/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines In two straight lines they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/in-an-old-house-in-paris-that-was-covered-with-vines-lived-twelve/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/i-don-t-keep-my-books-around-they-would-embarrass-me-when-i-finish/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [Caviar is to dining what a sable coat is to a girl in evening dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/caviar-is-to-dining-what-a-sable-coat-is-to-a-girl-in-evening-dress/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [It's always wonderful when something altogether wrong ends right, without the help of either religion or the police.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/it-s-always-wonderful-when-something-altogether-wrong-ends-right/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

> [America is a land of healthy appetites. It is not in the American character to live in order to eat. Rather, the reverse is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/america-is-a-land-of-healthy-appetites-it-is-not-in-the-american/)

[Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/)

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