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Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 - September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.
The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.
'Are you lost, daddy?' I asked tenderly. 'Shut up,' he explained.
They gave each other a smile with a future in it.
He gave her a look you could have poured on a waffle.
A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.
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