I`ll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they`ve gone, I`ll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
- S.J. PerelmanMy father read Dickens out loud. My mother would say `We`re going to the workhouse`. This to me was real. I was headed for the gruel.
- Simon Schama