“the best part was
pulling down the
shades
stuffing the doorbell
with rags
putting the phone
in the
refrigerator
and going to bed
for 3 or 4
days.
and the next best
part
was
nobody ever
missed
me.”

“Johnson is dead. Let us go to the next best — there is nobody; no man can be said to put you in mind of Johnson.”

“The best thing about the bedroom was the bed. I liked to stay in bed for hours, even during the day with covers pulled up to my chin. It was good in there, nothing ever occurred in there, no people, nothing.”

“The eye can best distinguish the forms of objects when it is placed between the shaded and the illuminated parts.”

“A part of me died,” he says. “And it was the best part.”

“Nature paints the best part of a picture, carves the best parts of the statue, builds the best part of the house, and speaks the best part of the oration.”

“Every day, I wish I could give you the best part of me.”

“The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.”

“A joke is a good camouflage. Next best comes sentiment… But the best camouflage of all - in my opinion - is the plain and simple truth. Because nobody ever believes it.”

“Find me in the shadows, and pull the shades down until tomorrow.”