"And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling……" — Dorothy Parker
"And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word."
More Days Quotes
- On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is… — Hank Aaron
- If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'. — Frank Abagnale
- In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
- I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to… — David Attenborough
- In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural… — David Attenborough
- I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated… — Chinua Achebe
- The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down… — Paul Auster
- On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million… — Diane Ackerman
- You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song. — Sai Baba
- The Postal Service delivers mail six days a week to nearly 140 million addresses. Every year this number increases by… — Joe Baca
- The Postal Service's unmatched ability to reach every household and business in America six days a week is a vital… — Joe Baca
- It's too easy to do your own site to not have one these days. I guess everyone has one. — Sebastian Bach