A woman can smell mink through six inches of lead.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Material Instinct
M
Life as Art
L
I’m an artist at living – my work of art is my life.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Human Diversity
H
The world is full of geniuses, and the world is full of fools.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Mortality Avoidance
M
It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Sympathy’s Rarity
S
If you’re looking for sympathy you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Addiction Struggle
A
One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Rights at Risk
R
People who start to talk about their rights are people who are about to lose them.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
Luck’s Irony
L
You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York
National Aspiration
N
The American Dream is to be young, rich, and full of energy.
JP Donleavy – A Fairy Tale of New York