Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. – Don Marquis
Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything. – 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
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. – Don Marquis