Russell Lynes Quote

We named the bar The Bar. People will think we're ironic instead of creatively bankrupt, my sister reasoned.Yes, we thought we were being clever New Yorkers - that the name was a joke no one else woul...

In an age when mass pleasures like television are becoming more feeble and homogeneous, the very act of discrimination becomes a form of protest. At a time when mass marketing of food produces a produ...

Lila walked by with her nose in the air. In a straight line behind her, six obedient kindergartners waddled like baby geese, singing in unison, 'Row, row, row your yacht...

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.

All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.

Poetry, Shakespeare and opera, are like mumps and should be caught when young. In the unhappy event that there is a postponement to mature years, the results may be devastating.

Snobs talk as if they had begotten their ancestors.

The public has a taste for supping with the great.

When people lack true culture or are devoid of innovative ideas, they speak about wine, various brands of alcoholic beverages, or the quality of soap.