“Listen to me, Janie. Magpies are obsessed with shiny things. Just like interior decorators.”
Chase Tipton, Enjoying Prison Pizza.
“There are only signs. Nothing else exists. At least that’s what my tutor claimed this morning, over toast and tea.”
James Finial, The Misadventures of Caroline.
“But what are bricks, really? I mean building materials offer some hope, yes, but we need to acknowledge what is often widespread disappointment and….”
Adrian Caliban, The Magnificent Egglestons.
in formation
Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.
“Men have died from time to time,” said Paul, in a lilting voice. “And tell me, please, dear Phyllis: Why, oh why, oh why?”
“You mean why do people want to quote the Elizabethans?”
Edward Valerian, The Empire Is Maintained.
“They don’t like to hear much talk about that staircase, sir. That’s where old Enderby took his fall. Mum’s the word.”
Adrian Caliban, The Magnificent Egglestons.
Philosophy is a profession.
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
Why do we want?
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
Actors convince.
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
That was back when he was working out the details of his EPG, or estimated profundity gradient. It had something to do with how many profound observations were experienced per conversational hour at get-togethers of the Bloomsbury Group.
James Finial, The Misadventures of Caroline.
