Gene Fowler

Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#humor

Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#becomes #believes #either #mind #true

Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#i think #left #like #out #room

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#everyone #free #him #his #keep

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#bottled #especially #old #old age #profound

It is easier to believe than to doubt. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#doubt #easier #than

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#against #merely #themselves #you

What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#armed #balloon #children #pins #success

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#books #core #died #essence #heart

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#emphasis #enterprise #i #i believe #mrs