dennis scharnberg

absolute perfection achieved

Marie Windsor was a handsome woman.  So why [in The Killing] did she marry Elisha Cooke, of all people?  Because screenwriters forced her to, that’s why.

Jeremy Breedlove,  A Sardonic View of the Movies.

another literary effect

“Boulders usually stay where they are, in my experience,” observed professor Winthrope.

Carla Marks,  The Murder Matter.

eating seed corn

Self.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

the cold shoulder

“I’m not saying that actors are weasels, Andy.  I am saying that weasels become actors.”

Jack Dawes,  Circus Interruptus.

awash in lies

“Surprising people is my hobby, Joanna.  I should say my passion.  But I will not.”

Anselm Bligh,  A Collection of Miniatures.

dirty lying weasels

Space is limited.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

knock knock joke

Ideas are cheaper than reality.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

falling ape heart

“I have a knack for math, Brenda, but I deeply dislike it.”

“The knack?”

“No, silly!  The math.”

Will Southey,  Government Cheese, the Novel.

randomized likelihood function

In response to a gallery visitor’s question, Gwen confirmed that the insufferable dreariness of her own  work was indeed intentional.

Will Hewes,  Little To Do.

look a squirrel

When we lose the ability to be disgusted, we lose the moral value of disgust.

Hill Boothby,  The Dazzling Realm of Almost.