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S. J. Perelman [1904-1979] American
Rank: 104
Writer, Humorist


Sidney Joseph Perelman, known as S. J. Perelman, was an American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. 

Learning, Sympathy

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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century. Learning
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I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
102
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
103
Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck.
104
The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.
105
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
106
He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it. Sympathy
107

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