What did P. J. O'Rourke mean by: I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words. P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA Copy
Self-interest leads to honing your skills, the better to trade with. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Self-interest, Skills, Trade, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
The Middle Eastern states aren’t nations; they’re quarrels with borders. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Borders, Conflict, Nationalism, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Just as some things are too strange for fiction, others are too true for journalism. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Fantasy, Reality, Truth, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
I spent almost 25 years as a foreign correspondent, and the world’s primary problem is poverty. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Poverty, World, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Fashionably amusing table manners are a matter of breaking the right rule at the right time. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Etiquette, Fashion, Timing, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Satan probably wouldn’t have talked so big if God had been his wife. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Gender, Humor, Power, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
East Germany was so total in its totalitarianism that everything was banned which wasn’t compulsory. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Totalitarianism, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, P. J. O'Rourke, Food, Freshness, Perception, 0 P. J. O'Rourke Political satirist and journalist · USA
