Christopher Morley Quotations

Christopher Morley

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

If we all discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to tell them that they loved them.

If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so.

Men talk of "finding God," but no wonder it is difficult; He is hidden in that darkest hiding-place, your heart. You yourself are a part of Him.

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.

The enemies of truth are always awfully nice.

The most valuable writing habit I have is not to answer questions about my writing habits.

There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue -- you sell him a whole new life.

Why do they put the Gideon Bibles only in the bedrooms, where it's usually too late?