Don Marquis

The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to read more

The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to do I can't, And what I have to do I hate.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.

Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.