dennis scharnberg

sounding the deck

“The people who think that they are producing literature [today] are not completely wrong.  What they write does mimic literature—sometimes almost impressively.”

Rollin Mungo,  Selected Rants of Mr. Barraclough.

rain or shine

The Nihilist, you see, rarely has a good plan for posterity.

Palmer Dove,  The Edwardian Moment.

full speed ahead

It is impossible to control matters that we refuse to control.

Titus Musgrave,  Carthago Delenda Est.

not being lost

Better dead than read.

Terence Theodore,  Proverbs for a New Era.

happily ever after

In so many of the trigonometric expressions, an irrational number is lurking.

Dalton Beggs,  Decision Under Uncertainty.

truth for sale

“How, sir?  How does choosing to dwell in a house of cards make you one of the intelligent people?”

Bertram Worcester,  The Smiling Killer.

consuming resources badly

“The space between gas molecules,” whispered Bradley.  “That’s what we must comprehend.”

Leighton Johns,  My Uncle Toby.

circling the wagons

I want more physics,”  declared Winston, “not less.”

Kiefer Sythe,  The Detective Club.

telling tall tales

The opposite of love is not hate.  It is indifference.

Crispin Leary,  The Elysian Fields.

material yield point

…she appeared to be claiming the right to be believed.

Allison Terew,  The Shining Shifting Things.