I subscribe to a handful of newsletters, but don’t often read any of them very closely. Today, one caught my eye with the quote, “Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink. That is the finest of suppers, I think; when I’m grown up and can have what I please I think I shall always insist upon these.” It’s attributed to Christopher Morley, author & journalist, whom I’d never heard of, so I did a little research.
Apparently, he was a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and participated in one of the first fan clubs. He also penned a regular column “The Bowling Green” for the New York Post. Later in life, Morley wrote the novel Kitty Foyle which, despite being on the racy side for its 1939 publication, was an instant best-seller. These feats made Morley one of the best known literary figures during his prime (1920s-1930s), but he’s nearly forgotten today.
Which is sad, because he made some very quotable remarks. Here’s a few more I found on BrainyQuote.com:
- High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.
- I had a million questions to ask God: but when I met Him, they all fled my mind; and it didn’t seem to matter.
- The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.
