Tongue 'n' Cheek

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” —Winston Churchill

“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” —Moses Hadas

“He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.” —Abraham Lincoln

“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” —William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)

“Poor Faulkner, does he really think big emotions come from big words?” —Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play, bring a friend...if you have one.” —George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one.” —William Churchill, in reply

“A modest little person, with much to be modest about.” —Winston Churchill

“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.” —Groucho Marx

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” —Clarence Darrow

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” —Mark Twain