Robert Byrne

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”

“One reason people get divorced is that they run out of gift ideas.”

“To err is human, to purr is feline.”

“Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.”

“Byrne's Law: In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect fuses.”

“A game is great, in my view, only if it can be played happily by a sane person of at least average intelligence for several hours a day for fifty years. Both pool and billiards qualify.”

“Once-dominant games like straight pool and three-cushion billiards have lost ground to eight-ball - the game of choice for millions of tavern league players - and nine-ball, the preeminent t...”

“It's easy to make a cue last a lifetime. Don't boil it or freeze it in the trunk of a car. Don't lean it against a wall for years. If you lose a game to a complete idiot, hit the edge of the...”

“If you know a good player who is tempted by pool hustling, introduce him at once to a career guidance counselor, a psychotherapist, or a surgeon who does lobotomies.”

“To apply spin with security, you must learn to make a snug bridge with your forefinger looped over the cue. When you hit the cueball, follow straight through; don't let your cue rise in the...”

“Petty thievery is a more profitable job than pool hustling, which it resembles, requires far less talent and training, and is equally devoid of promise.”

“Memorial Service: Farewell party for someone who already left.”

“Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography.”

“Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.”

“No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.”

“If the numbers keep mounting, newspapers will eventually have to admit that pool exists and give it some coverage.”

“Partying is such sweet sorrow.”

“To err is human, to purr feline.”