WIST

The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back it up with a Ph.D.

Nelson Algren (1909–1981) American writer [b. Nelson Ahlgren Abraham]
(Attributed)

I don’t recommend being a bachelor, but it helps if you want to write.

Nelson Algren (1909–1981) American writer [b. Nelson Ahlgren Abraham]
(Attributed)

Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.

Nelson Algren (1909–1981) American writer [b. Nelson Ahlgren Abraham]
A Walk on the Wild Side (1956)