John O'Hara Quotations

They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

Book reviewers are little old ladies of both sexes.

An artist is his own fault.

Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.

Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.

Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.

Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.

Men go to musicals. Women are the ones who buy the tickets for plays.

In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.