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Sophistication never seems to worry that it might be shallow.

Nigel Swarbrick, A Bootful of Nails.

“They will free all the words to flutter away,” insisted Theodore, “and then they will put the boot to us all.”

Corliss Archer, Boarding the Crazy Train.

Reshape  your  body.

Terence Theodore, Proverbs for a New Era.

At first, Annette seemed surprised to hear Jack’s nebulous conspiracy blather.  Later, though, she was seen drifting down the hall with a knowing smile on her delightful face.

Rhonda Carstairs, A Bad Case of the Whim-Whams and Other Stories.

axe  of  kindness

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

“A great deal of ruin.”  Alex spent most of the afternoon trying to formulate a sentence that contained this phrase.  A sentence pleasing to him, of course.

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

“There’s a shortage of poems,” claimed Mitchell, gravely.

Benedict Elder, A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

“Behave, damn you!” grunted Mr. Shandy to the golf ball as it soared through the air.  “Bloody behave!”

Burdyce Goode, Wonderful With Dogs.

“I’d like to own a shrubbery someday,” announced Allen, offering no help whatsoever.

Gareth Spence, She Braved All.

lease is moor

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.