dennis scharnberg

uncompromising academic rigor

He knew how to construct sentences.  Oh, absolutely.  But what kind of sentences, Maggie?

Will Davies, She Would If She Could.

up and away

Laughing is an act of reason.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

all things solid

What could be more spectacular than glowing photographs and glowing videos on a monitor?

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

two door ford

“The big problem with theater is that it requires actors, and I just cannot stand actors.  Or their acting.  I’m sorry, Barbara, but that’s the way it must be.”

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

suitable for framing

“Be excellent to each other!”  That was Mr. Clyde’s benediction to us all.

Lane Vivian, A Knob of Old Cheese and Ten Short Tales.

telling a story

…Paulina displayed her Knick Knacks and her Commodyties, to fine pleasure all rounde.

Laughton Fowles, A Tale of York Shire.    (1697)

theater for fools

“After all,” said Mr. Davies, “when one is a Marxist it actually helps to be stupid.”

Lawrence Bird, Make It So.

more is less

“Actors believe that they should smile,” declared Mr. Garrick.  “They are wrong.”

Benedict Elder, A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

open and shut

Concerning all that he has written and all that he has said, Clive wants people to think this: “He was credible.”

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

things remain intact

One has a right to one’s nausea.  Surely.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.