11 Quotes & Sayings By Alexander Woollcott

Alexander Woollcott (1887–1944) was an American author, critic, dramatist, and columnist. He was the editor of The New Yorker magazine for twenty years. During that time he created a distinctive humor style that influenced generations of writers and editors, including Ernest Hemingway. Woollcott's biographer summed up his life's work: "No one could ask more of a writer than he did."

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You haven't lived until you died in New York. Alexander Woollcott
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Always a godfather - never a god! Alexander Woollcott
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The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm. Alexander Woollcott
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All the things I really like to do are either immoral illegal or fattening. Alexander Woollcott
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To all things clergic I am allergic. Alexander Woollcott
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A hick town is one in which there is no place to go where you shouldn't be. Alexander Woollcott
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It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars! Alexander Woollcott
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Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening. Alexander Woollcott
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I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. Alexander Woollcott
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Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing. Alexander Woollcott