I drink only to make my friends seem interesting. – Don Marquis
The goal of all civilization, all religious thought, and all that sort of thing is simply to have a good time. But man gets so solemn over the process that he forgets the end. – Don Marquis
Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. – Don Marquis
Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates. – Don Marquis
How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it? Science says that an acre of soil produces one horsepower every day. But you could pour gasoline all over the ground forever and never see it sprout maple trees. – William Bryant Logan, Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth