irvin S. CobbThinkers

An Epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been permanently discontinued.

A Eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.

Middle age is when you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms.

New Jersey is a state that lies behind the billboards.

New York City is the one densely inhabited locality, with the possible exception of hell, that hasn't a trace of pride.

A Storyteller is a person who has a good memory and hopes other people haven't.

A Writer is necessarily a bad businessman — if he were any good, he'd have too much sense to be a writer.