A woman and a mouse, they carry a tale wherever they go

Quote byGelett Burgess · 1866–1951

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gelett Burgess, The Maxims of Methuselah (1907)..

English (original)

A woman and a mouse, they carry a tale wherever they go.

— Gelett Burgess

I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one!

I don't know much about Art, but I know what I like. (p. 24)

To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.

there are no roads in all Bohemia !

Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"— I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you Anyhow I'll Kill you if you Quote it!

She doesn't look a day over fifty. (p. 24)