Author: Alexander Woollcott

Excuse me, my leg has gone to sleep; do you mind if I join it?

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Situations Sleep

She was like a sinking ship firing on the rescuers.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Insults

She is a combination of Little Nell and Lady Macbeth.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
People

Everything I like is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Murphy’s Laws

A combination of Little Nell and Lady Macbeth.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Characteristics

Reading Proust is like bathing in someone else's dirty water.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Reviews/Criticism

Nothing risqué, nothing gained.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Characteristics Language Sex