John O'Hara
John O'Hara
John Henry O'Harawas an American writer. He first earned a reputation for short stories and later became a best-selling novelist before the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth31 January 1905
CountryUnited States of America
John O'Hara quotes about
theme novel great-novels
They say great themes make great novels
tchaikovsky perfect oscars
So who's perfect? ... Washington had false teeth. Franklin was nearsighted. Mussolini had syphilis. Unpleasant things have been said about Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde. Tchaikovsky had his problems, too. And Lincoln was constipated.
illinois people hibernation
Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.
marriage husband wife
In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.
yellow typewriters use
Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.