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Hosanna: must be sung; cannot be defined.

Nathaniel Bumppo, The Final Word.

The citizen longs for rubbish.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

Our situation is dire.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

He went on and on about what he confidently referred to as the “rule of things.” Or, sometimes, it was the “tyranny of things.”

Brendan Sander, Speaking in Wonders.

Amanda has been known to resort to fisticuffs concerning the subject of cheese.

Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.

“She’s either an actor or a model, Harry. And, believe me, there is no verifiable difference.”

Chase Tipton, Enjoying Prison Pizza.

“No, I try to minimize that. Look, if you have a bunch of cabinet cards and you look them over frequently, those photographs are certainly going to haunt you. Night and day.”

Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.

Why keep something when you can destroy it instead?

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

“I’m sophisticated. Therefore, listen to my voice.”

Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.

“Yes, but what do I mean, Priscilla? Surely, only the philosophers could figure that out.”

Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.