
“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
As quoted in The New York Times Magazine (7 February 1965)
“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
“In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.”
Reported in Ned Sherrin, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2008), p. 153.
ALP in 'me-too' policy mess over death penalty
Response to a backlash following statements made by Robert McClelland, days before the fifth anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings, who said that Labor would campaign internationally to stop executions of terrorists.
2002
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (10/2/2005)
“Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) — you will have hope and be made hopeful.”
Be Generous!
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
Variant: I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
“To alcohol! The cause of… and solution to… all of life's problems”