“I have no talent whatsoever,” claimed Holden. “And I have the MFA degree to prove it.”
Katie Davenport, Back to Brooklyn.
I blink, therefore I am.
Victoria Salt, A Compendium of Opening Lines.
“It’s okay when we do it,” whispered Dwayne.
Silas Wegg, School of Dust.
“That Hardesty does not theorize is just a theory about the guy.”
Augustus Bligh, Crawlspace.
“And that hat she wore. Don’t you remember? She couldn’t be separated from that damn thing. The hat to end all hats.”
Stacie Knotts, Crazy Days.
“Please move in a brisk fashion. Go briskly, sir!”
Hildebrand Slough, The Perfect List.
Loud Wag Wit Can Stain
Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.
“Time is a place,” cried Gregor. “It is a place!”
Leighton Johns, My Uncle Toby.
“Tungite has the strength of carbon steel, but the politeness of tungsten. It is the kindest metal known to man.”
Teddy Bartholomew, Uncle Funny Pants.
“Reality is spoken into existence. You ask anyone, Janie.”
Stacie Knotts, Crazy Days.
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