Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis (/ˈmɑrkwɪs/MAR-kwis; July 28, 1878, in Walnut, Illinois – June 16, 1937, in New York City) was a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel", supposed authors of humorous verse.
Famous quotes by don marquis:
“a man
thinks he amounts
to a great deal
but to a
flea or a
mosquito a
human being is
merely something
good to eat”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)
“human wandering through the zoo
what do your cousins think of you”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)
“prohibition makes you
want to cry
into your beer and
denies you the beer
to cry into”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)
“coarse
jocosity
catches the crowd
shakespeare
and i
are often
low browed”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)