Author: Peter De Vries

Quotes

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

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

- Peter De Vries

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

- Peter De Vries

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

- Peter De Vries

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

- 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.

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

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

- Peter De Vries

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

- Peter De Vries

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

- Peter De Vries

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

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

- Peter De Vries

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