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Ideas are cheaper than reality.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

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

“The knack?”

“No, silly!  The math.”

Will Southey,  Government Cheese, the Novel.

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.

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

Hill Boothby,  The Dazzling Realm of Almost.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Emma.  We dwell in a world of lies because that is the easy way to live.”

Agatha Vox,  When Everything Was Singing.

June 17, 2017.   Yet another word ruined:  “trope.”  I’ll never use it again.

Reginald Boyington,  Dear Dreadful Diary.

“I know nothing about nihilism, Katharine.  Nothing at all.”

Thaddeus Crewes,  Crowded Evil World.

Daphne acknowledged that she had indeed thought about weeping.  But it had gone no further.

Diana Moone,  Living Well.

When the interviewer asked Pogba whether he was a cannibal, Pogba responded with, “I am part cannibal; I am no purist.”

Sebastian Sleeve,  The Random Walk and Other Stories.

“The answer is quite clear, Julia.  He likes the niche better than he likes the sculpture.”

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.