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Libby promised to scream her head off.  To one and all.  But she is an actress, so one would expect that.

Stephanie Biggers,  Cat Farming in Nigeria.

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“My needs, Elizabeth? I don’t know what that means, but it sounds awful.”

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.

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The Enlightenment was a mistake.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

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“And just what the hell would you know about real life, author?”  Max was speaking directly to the page, directly to the little words lined up row after row.

Miles Fanshawe,  Theory of Oppression—A Collection of Stories.

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“No, you’ve got it all wrong, Harry.  Cannibalism is interesting, you see.  And that is all that matters.”

Benedict Elder,  A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

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“I groaned,”  said Mr. Dekker.  “Therefore, I was.”

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.

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“But how do we take a text literally, Jack?  What are we doing when we do that?”

Anselm Bligh,  A Collection of Miniatures.

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“There is plenty of civilization yet to be dirtied,” chimed the good doctor.  “To work!”

Leighton Johns,  My Uncle Toby.

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When you have dwelled in fantasy for so long, you do not realize how ridiculous you sound.  You cannot.

Jason K. Broadus,  The Ice of My Dreams.

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Please.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.