Damon Runyon Quotes

Much as he is opposed to law – breaking, he is not bigoted about it.

Nothing between human beings is one to three. In fact, I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.

“Son,” the old guy says, “no matter how far you travel, or how smart you get, always remember this: Some day, somewhere,” he says, “a guy is going to come to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is never broken, and this guy is going to offer […]

Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball. The first statement means the same as the second.