“I’m not going to stand for it any longer," said Mr. Flood. "I’m going to put my foot down. All I want… — Joseph Mitchell Christian women Copy Share Image
“My grandfather used to like the word 'mitigate,'" Harry said. "He liked the sound of it, and he used it whenever he… — Joseph Mitchell Death Copy Share Image
“When things get too much for me, I put a wild-flower book and a couple of sandwiches in my pockets and go… — Joseph Mitchell Books Copy Share Image
The best talk is artless, the talk of people trying to reassure or comfort themselves, women in the sun, grouped around baby… — Joseph Mitchell Baby Copy Share Image
I never felt at home. I stuck outIn New York City, especially in Greenwich Village, down among the cranks and the misfits… — Joseph Mitchell Cities Copy Share Image
Also, I had not yet found out about time; I was still under the illusion that I had plenty of time -… — Joseph Mitchell Found Copy Share Image
My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world. — Joseph Mitchell Buyers Copy Share Image
“It is perhaps an ugly comment on the American press, but the function of the interviewer on most newspapers is to entertain,… — Joseph Mitchell Public figure Copy Share Image
I have a great deal of experience in justifying myself to myself. — Joseph Mitchell Deals Copy Share Image
All information of a spiritual or personal nature will have to come from our father, who art in heaven, and I think… — Joseph Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
“When Gould arrives at a party, people who have never seen him before usually take one look at him and edge away.… — Joseph Mitchell Hold fast Copy Share Image
“Gould is a night wanderer, and he has put down descriptions of dreadful things he has seen on dark New York streets… — Joseph Mitchell Copy Share Image
...you can hate a place with all your heart and soul and still be homesick for it. — Joseph Mitchell Hate Copy Share Image
He had a habit of remarking to bartenders that he didn't see any sense in mixing whiskey with water since the whiskey… — Joseph Mitchell Bartender Copy Share Image
When I get through tearing a lobster apart, or one of those tender West Coast octopuses, I feel like I had a… — Joseph Mitchell Coast Copy Share Image
