"On the: Morgenbesser, ordering dessert, is told by the waitress that he can choose between apple pie and blueberry pie. He orders the apple …"

— Sidney Morgenbesser

"“Did I not say that Xanthippe was thundering now, and would soon rain?"

— Socrates

"The voice crescendos almost imperceptibly."

— Jani Allan

"How convenient if you could ring up Harrods and say ‘Please send along two good murderers, will you?’"

— Agatha Christie

"No interviews. No panels. No speeches. No comments," he ordered his agents. "Stay out of the spotlight. It fades your suit."

— Lew Wasserman