Ring Lardner quotes

" The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have. " # Family

" They gave each other a smile with a future in it. " # The future # Freedom # Power

" An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve. " # Optimism # Mistakes # Attitude

" A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor. " # Writers and Writing # Temptation # Mistakes

" Shut up he explained. " # Marriage