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A. Whitney Brown quotes

American Comedian July 8, 1952

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I read and reread and recommended and rarely rejected, became one of those readers who will read trashy stories as long as they're not too terrible--well, even perhaps the truly terrible ones--and will reread something she's already read, even if it's something like a detective novel, when you'd suspect that knowing who had really killed the countess would materially detract from the experience. (It doesn't, and besides, I often can't remember who the murderer was in the first place.) A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "We're part of a mixed marriage: he's male, I'm female."
We're part of a mixed marriage: he's male, I'm female. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is..."
You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are. A. Whitney Brown
In England I am always madam; I arrived too late to ever be a miss. In New York I have only been madamed once, by the doorman at the Carlyle Hotel. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "Control is a nice concept, little more."
Control is a nice concept, little more. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "Maybe crazy is just the word we use for feelings that will not..."
Maybe crazy is just the word we use for feelings that will not be contained. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "And sometimes you do everything right and something bad just..."
And sometimes you do everything right and something bad just happens. It's as simple, and as scary, as that. A. Whitney Brown
One of the useful things about age is realizing conventional wisdom is often simply inertia with a candy coating of conformity. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "There's something undeniable about the posture of a person..."
There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance A. Whitney Brown
I never joined, but I used to go to church now and then. I liked it, because they always passed out plates of money at the end. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At..."
Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "People have writer's block not because they can't write, but..."
People have writer's block not because they can't write, but because they despair of writing eloquently. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in..."
I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility. A. Whitney Brown
I've always thought that Freud's theory of penis envy was fairly ridiculous -- but I'm absolutely certain that if you put a piece of bread in your mouth and suck on it you'll go to heaven. A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown quote: "The past actually happened but history is only what someone..."
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down. A. Whitney Brown

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