After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his publishers to get out a new book by him each year. Robert Benchley More Quotes by Robert Benchley More Quotes From Robert Benchley There is probably no moment more appalling than that in which the tongue comes suddenly upon the ragged edge of a space from which the old familiar filling has disappeared. Robert Benchley tongue space moments The discovery of phobias by psychiatrists has done much to clear the atmosphere. Whereas in the old days a person would say: 'Let's get the heck out of here!' today she says: 'Let's get the heck out of here! I've got claustrophobia. Robert Benchley atmosphere done discovery This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions, and other signs of appreciation. Robert Benchley tests appreciation jobs Streets flooded. Please advise. Robert Benchley venice advise please A man may take care of a furnace for twenty-five years and still forget to duck his head when he starts going down the cellar stairs. Robert Benchley fun men years The wise man thinks once before he speaks twice. Robert Benchley wise men thinking I haven't been abroad in so long that I almost speak English without an accent now. Robert Benchley speak-english long travel One of the easiest forms of pretense to break down is the pretense of enthusiasm for exotic foods. Just bring on the exotic foods. Robert Benchley exotic enthusiasm justice It has always seemed to me that the most difficult part of building a bridge would be the start. Robert Benchley building bridges would-be I once heard a woman laugh at that most tragic moment in all drama, the off-stage shot in "The Wild Duck," and I afterward had her killed, so there will be no more of that out of her. Robert Benchley ducks drama laughing If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from. Robert Benchley comedy law natural When we think back to our forefathers, with their sedentary lives of forest-chopping, railroad-building, fortune-founding, their fox-hunting and Indian taming, their prancing about in the mazurka and the polka, with their coattails flying and their bustles bouncing, to say nothing of their all-day sessions with the port and straight bourbon,... we must realize that we are a nation, not of neurasthenics, but of sissies and slow-motion sports. Robert Benchley exercise sports thinking If only those old walls could talk...how boring they would be. Robert Benchley wall boring would-be For most visitors to Manhattan, both foreign and domestic, New York is the Shrine of the Good Time. "I don't see how you stand it," they often say to the native New Yorker who has been sitting up past his bedtime for a week in an attempt to tire his guest out. "It's all right for a week or so, but give me the little old home town when it comes to living." And, under his breath, the New Yorker endorses the transfer and wonders himself how he stands it. Robert Benchley new-york home past What is the disease which manifests itself in an inability to leave a party--any party at all--until it is all over and the lightsare being put out?... I suppose that part of this mania for staying is due to a fear that, if I go, something good will happen and I'll miss it. Somebody might do card tricks, or shoot somebody else. Robert Benchley party curiosity missing I suppose that one of the psychological principles of advertising is to so hammer the name of your product into the mind of the timid buyer that when he is confronted with a brusk demand for an order he can't think of anything else to say, whether he wants it or not. Robert Benchley names order thinking Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous. Robert Benchley suicide men death One cubic foot less of space and it would have constituted adultery. Robert Benchley humor feet funny There are several natural phenomena which I shall have to have explained to me before I can keep on going as a resident member ofthe human race. One is the metamorphosis which hats and suits undergo exactly one week after their purchase, whereby they are changed from smart, intensely becoming articles of apparel into something children use when they want to "dress up like daddy. Robert Benchley smart race children Next to an old-fashioned church social, or possibly a monster bridge party, there is no buzz which can equal the sibilant buzz ofa matinée. Robert Benchley party church bridges
