Damon Runyon Quotes

He is without strict doubt a Hoorah Henry, and he is generally figured as nothing but a lob as far as doing anything useful in this world is concerned.

I do not approve of guys using false pretences on dolls, except, of course, when nothing else will do.

‘In fact,’ Sam the Gonoph says, ‘I long ago come to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.’

The best thing to do right now is to throw a feed into her as the chances are that her stomach thinks her throat is cut.

Any time you see him he is generally by himself because being by himself is not apt to cost him anything.

‘You are snatching a hard guy when you snatch Bookie Bob. A very hard guy, indeed. In fact,’ I say, ‘I hear the softest thing about him is his front teeth.’