Quotes by Peter De Vries

About Peter De Vries:

Peter De Vries was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever".
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The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

Peter De Vries

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

Peter De Vries

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

Peter De Vries

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

Peter De Vries

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

Peter De Vries

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring.

Peter De Vries

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

Peter De Vries

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Peter De Vries

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.

Peter De Vries

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

Peter De Vries

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other.

Peter De Vries

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

Peter De Vries

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning.

Peter De Vries

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Peter De Vries

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Peter De Vries

Author Bio

  • NamePeter De Vries
  • DescriptionNovelist, editor
  • BornFebruary 27, 1910
  • DiedSeptember 28, 1993
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist