I long ago come to the conclusions that all life is 6 to 5 against.

Damon Runyon

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The human condition

Author

Damon Runyon

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Writer

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United States

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Runyon, Alfred Damon. "A Nice Price." Money From Home. Frederick A. Stokes, 1935.

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And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
And thereby hangs a tale.

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 7.

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 7.