The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

In Eric Lax ‘Woody Allen and his Comedy’ (1975) ch. 1
I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work....I want to achieve it through not dying.
In Eric Lax ‘Woody Allen and his Comedy’ (1975) ch. 12
1.53 Woody Allen (Allen Stewart Konigsberg) 1935—and Marshall Brickman 1941—
That [sex] was the most fun I ever had without laughing.
‘Annie Hall’ (1977 film) though probably of earlier origin
Don’t knock masturbation. It’s sex with someone I love.
‘Annie Hall’ (1977 film)
My brain? It’s my second favourite organ.
‘Sleeper’ (1973 film)
1.54 Margery Allingham 1904-66
Once sex rears its ugly ’ead it’s time to steer clear.
‘Flowers for the Judge’ (1936) ch. 4.
1.55 William Allingham 1828-89
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren’t go a-hunting,
For fear of little men.
‘The Fairies’
Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing:
What a little thing
To remember for years—
To remember with tears!
‘A Memory’
1.56 Joseph Alsop b.1910
Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.
In ‘Observer’ 30 November 1952
1.57 Robert Altman 1922—
What’s a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.
In ‘Guardian’ 11 April 1981
1.58 St Ambrose c.339-397
Ubi Petrus, ibi ergo ecclesia.