“It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.”
“There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them.”
Robert Benchley
“There may be said to be two classes of people in the world; those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not. Both classes are extremely unpleasant to meet so...”
Robert Benchley
“The way to go to the circus, however, is with someone who has seen perhaps one theatrical performance before in his life and that in the High School hall. … The scales of sophistication are struck fro...”
Robert Benchley
“The English language may hold a more disagreeable combination of words than "The doctor will see you now." I am willing to concede something to the phrase "Have you anything to say before the current ...”
Robert Benchley
“At fifteen one is first beginning to realize that everything isn’t money and power in this world, and is casting about for joys that do not turn to dross in one’s hands.”
Robert Benchley