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Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, read more

Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, "What's in it for me?"

by Peter De Vries Found in: Universe Quotes,
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Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Nostalgia Quotes,
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The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the read more

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

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Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a read more

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Confession Quotes,
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The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another read more

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Humor Quotes,
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The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds--they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds--they mature slowly.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Marriage Quotes,
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There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Parents Quotes,
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Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we read more

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring

by Peter De Vries Found in: Providence Quotes,
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The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.

by Peter De Vries Found in: Marriage Quotes,
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I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

by Peter De Vries Found in: Writers Quotes,
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