Quote

The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.

Wilson Mizner

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Wilson Mizner
Age: 56 †
Born: 1876
Born: May 19
Died: 1933
Died: April 3
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Benicia
California
Prior
Tedious
Introduction
Sex
Marriage
Days
Book
Snappy
Like
Courtship

More quotes by Wilson Mizner

Image
Failure has gone to his head.
Wilson Mizner
Image
I had never considered marriage, but I had an open mind, and I was to learn after a brief try at it that most open minds should be closed for repairs.
Wilson Mizner
Image
Anybody who can write home for money can write for magazines.
Wilson Mizner
Image
Money is the only substance which can keep a cold world from nicknaming a citizen Hey, you
Wilson Mizner
Image
The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.
Wilson Mizner
Image
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
Wilson Mizner
Image
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
Wilson Mizner
Image
The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.
Wilson Mizner
Image
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism if you steal from many it's research.
Wilson Mizner
Image
To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
Wilson Mizner
Image
If you count all your assets you always show a profit.
Wilson Mizner
Image
Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him.
Wilson Mizner
Image
The day which we fear as our last is but the bday of eternity. - By SenecaThe first hundred years are the hardest.
Wilson Mizner
Image
Women can instantly see through each other, and it's surprising how little they observe that's pleasant.
Wilson Mizner
Image
There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.
Wilson Mizner
Image
The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.
Wilson Mizner
Image
I never saw a mob rush across town to do a good deed.
Wilson Mizner
Image
Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.
Wilson Mizner
Image
I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.
Wilson Mizner
Image
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
Wilson Mizner