“I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.”

“Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.”

“Much as he is opposed to lawbreaking he is not bigoted about it.”

“The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong - but that's the way to bet.”

“Damon Runyon. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.”

“I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.”

“This is the city, and I am one of the citizens/Whatever interests the rest interests me”

“In some neighborhoods, faces mature faster than bodies.”

“My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you cant go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people w...”