Kritikere er som eunukker i et harem. De ved, hvordan det foregår, de ser på det hver dag, men de kan ikke selv.
Whisky er god mod slangebid, derfor bør den aldrig savnes i et soveværelse.
An author's first duty is to let down his country.
I am a drinker with writing problems.
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes to rod safer, the beer stronger, the old men and women warmer in the winter, and happier in the summer.
I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.
I was court-marshalled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
Montreal is the only place where a good French accent isn't a social assett.
The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.
The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and someone to love you.
There's no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.