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~ Peter de Vries Quotes ~
« on: July 26, 2015, 02:13:53 PM »
Peter de Vries Quotes


An American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.
Peter De Vries (February 27, 1910 - September 28, 1993) was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever" .

Here are some famous quotes by  Peter de Vries.




Life is a zoo in a jungle.
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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 03:49:36 PM »
The rich aren't like us they pay less taxes.
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 03:50:06 PM »
Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 03:50:32 PM »
Gluttony is an emotional escape a sign something is eating us.
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 03:50:58 PM »
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 03:51:21 PM »
We know the human brain is a device to keep the ears from grating on one another.
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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2015, 03:51:49 PM »
If there's anything I hate it's the word humorist - I feel like countering with the word seriousist.
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2015, 03:52:19 PM »
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality but must live with a character.
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2015, 03:52:45 PM »
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination but the combination is locked up in the safe.
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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2015, 03:53:13 PM »
The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.
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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2015, 03:53:52 PM »
Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.
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