“It's hard upon occasions to be forceful and sublimeWhen you're treated as incompetents three-quarters of the time.”
“It's six o'clock; my drink is at the three-quarter mark - three-quarters down not three-quarters up - and the night begins.("New York Blues")”
“There are on occasions, as we know, when resources are abundant, but they are expended so incompetently that the advantage is nullified.”
“I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.”
“How old are you? Twelve?""Fourteen & three quarters."His eyes sparkled. "You're kind of little for fourteen and three quarters.""Am not," I replied indignantly. "I'm a sophomore this year. How old are you?" "Seventeen and two fifths."Hardy Cateses & Liberty Jones.”
“Do you know that I have undergone three quarters of this labour entirely for the sake of the fourth quarter?”