There is nothing so habit-forming as money. – Don Marquis
We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with. – Don Marquis

There is nothing so habit-forming as money. – Don Marquis
We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with. – Don Marquis
I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis
My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it. – Jhumpa Lahiri