“What’s that thing when someone gets a knock on the head and suddenly can’t remember anything about himself?’Death,’ said the barman, his face a mask of disapproval.”

“Parker always felt things in his bones because, he said, it saved space”

“a story is ready when it falls from your face”

“Life and death have equal authority in nature. When laws contradict so fundamentally they cause mere confusion in the average soul ”

“The most amusing thing about a pantomime horse is the necessity of having to shoot it twice.”

“The great thing about being ignored is that you can speak the truth with impunity.”

“How many times does a man have to shave before his chin gets the message?”