In a Russian tragedy, everybody dies. In a Russian comedy, everybody dies, too. But they die happy.


in his radio talk show, WMCA, New York City, cited in Suzy Platt, ed., Respectfully Quoted, Library of Congress [1989]


In a Russian tragedy, everybody dies. In a Russian comedy, everybody dies, too. But they die happy.

In a Russian tragedy, everybody dies. In a Russian comedy, everybody dies, too. But they die happy.

In a Russian tragedy, everybody dies. In a Russian comedy, everybody dies, too. But they die happy.

In a Russian tragedy, everybody dies. In a Russian comedy, everybody dies, too. But they die happy.