Damon Runyon. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.
Damon Runyon.
“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.”
“New York is the place where everyone will stop a championship fight to look at an usher giving a drunk the bum's rush.”
“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.”
“I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.”
“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”
“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”
“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”