Quotes from Alan Jay Lerner

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

Why can't a woman be more like a man?

They civilize what's pretty By puttin' up a city Where nothin' that's Pretty can grow.... They civilize left They civilize right Till nothing is left Till nothing is right

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

The answers make us wise, but the questions make us human.

I've grown accustomed… to her face.

Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

Thank heaven for little girls!For little girls get bigger every day.

Get me to the church on time!

I could have danced all night!

Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

Professor Henry Higgins: There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!

For a painter, the Mecca of the world, for study, for inspiration and for living is here on this star called Paris. Just look at it, no wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother, if you can't paint in Paris, you'd better give up and marry the boss's daughter.

On a clear day Rise and look around you And you'll see who you are On a clear day How it will astound you That the glow of your being Outshines every star You'll feel a part of every mountain sea and shore You can hear From far and near A word you've never, never heard before And on a clear day On a clear day You can see forever And ever And ever And ever more

The commitment of marriage can frequently arouse some rather peculiar behaviour in men and women alike, but the bizarre notion that one can change the character of one's mate seems to occur more often to women than to men.

All to often, however, what she [the woman] does want is the man she hopes she will make out of the man she already has.

Could anyone among us have an inkling or a clue What magic feats or wizardry and voodoo you can do? And who would ever guess what powers you possess And who would not be stunned to see you prove There's more to us than surgeons can remove So much more than we ever knew So much more were we born to do Should you draw back the curtain, this I am certain You'll be impressed with you

Men die but an idea does not.

Lots of cosy sky That God and I can share. I need air. I need air.

Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.

There's a smile on my face for the whole human race.

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.

I'm getting married in the morning! / Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime. / Pull out the stopper! Let's have a whopper! / But get me to the church on time!.

We met at nine We met at eight I was on time No, you were late Ah yes! I remember it well.