Wow: The worst word in the history of the English language. Stupid, obnoxious to listen to, inevitable.
Nathaniel Bumppo, The Final Word.
Vespasian is said to have enforced a ban on the wearing of dark cloaks in public theatres, except on the back rows. And, according to Tacitus (in the Historiae), he held a dim view of theatrical life in general, including the tragedians.
Anthony Baxter Sutton, Essays on the Early Empire.
“A name that isn’t stupid? Okay, how about Rhododendron? I realize it’s just the name of a shrub, Emily, but it is certainly not stupid.”
Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.
“That was back in the early days of cell phones, Bridget. How embarrassing it must’ve been to live through all that.“
William Beams, A Catalog of Complaint.
The critic of materialism remains within materialism. Criticism itself is materialist.
Dodge Howland, The Decline of Metaphor.
After an evening of club hopping Jeremy felt regret that he hadn’t brought along pencil and paper to jot down some of the more impressive lyrics.
Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.
“No it isn’t,” exclaimed Cedric, displaying once again that unfortunate habit of engaging in dispute with the voice-over narration.
Chase Tipton, Enjoying Prison Pizza.
“It’s just more postmodernism, Glenda. How can it possibly matter?”
Diana Moone, Living Well.
Why do we hesitate?
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
“If you will just shut up, Judith, I’ll give you a twenty. Crisp and clean. Okay, then, a fifty!”
Heywood Wakefield, The Humdrum Demon.
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