Get past all the blithering sentimentalism about animals, and contemplate what a cheetah does to a live gazelle. That is cruelty.
Jonathan Biggs, The Way of Insects.
Saying is believing.
Terence Theodore, Proverbs for a New Era.
Everyone is enabled—no, encouraged—no, begged—to spout off.
Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.
Virtue: Today, this word refers to things said.
Callista Ralph, Alphabet Soup.
The first time I saw her, I thought to myself: Her face just screams “sociopath.”
Giles Coxe-Coburn, Belief in Insects.
In a media culture, accusation by itself is sufficient. Accusation confers guilt.
Christopher Jayne, A Critique of Sincerity.
A moderation in the ridiculousness—that’s all we can really hope for.
Jethro Kyle, Novel Methods of Argumentation.
December 3, 2005. Sometimes it’s fun to chop up the old sayings: “Cleanliness is next.”
Reginald Boyington, Dear Dreadful Diary.
Ernest squandered his afternoon pursuing uses for the word “porous.”
Trent Bendix, Grieving for Margaret.
“Burning calories is such a noble thing to do,” admitted Carlotta.
Agatha Vox, When Everything Was Singing.
