Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
A kind of Batman of contemporary letters. -- Philip Larkin on Anthony Burgess | |
I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather see than be one. -- Gellett Burgess I've never seen a purple cow I never hope to see one But from the milk we're getting now There certainly must be one -- Odgen Nash Ah, yes, I wrote "The Purple Cow" I'm sorry now I wrote it But I can tell you anyhow I'll kill you if you quote it. -- Gellett Burgess, many years later | |
The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it. -- Anthony Burgess |