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I'm Sorry, now, I Wrote it,
But I can Tell you Anyhow,
I'll Kill you if you Quote it.

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. Ah, Yes, I Wrote the "Purple Cow," (l. 2-4). . . Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986) W. W. Norton & Company.)
Love is only chatter,
Friends are all that matter.

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist. Willy and the Lady.)
To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist, illustrator. "The Sense of Humor," The Romance of the Commonplace (1916).)
I'd rather see than be one.

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. The Purple Cow (l. 4). . . Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986) W. W. Norton & Company.)
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.

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist, illustrator. Cinq Ans Apr?s, The Burgess Nonsense Book (1914).)
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;

(Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. The Purple Cow (l. 1-2). . . Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986) W. W. Norton & Company.)