“ The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance. Peter De Vries
“ Let us hope...that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring. Peter De Vries
“ The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music. Peter De Vries
“ The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. Peter De Vries
“ A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. Peter De Vries
“ I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning. Peter De Vries
“ If there's anything I hate it's the word humorist - I feel like countering with the word seriousist. Peter De Vries
“ The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character. Peter De Vries
“ Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. Peter De Vries
“ There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you. Peter De Vries
