“Now, then,” I said, using an oxymoron for scolding effect,
“…I saw an old beggar with his eyes closed sitting in the shells who had had written on his chest in mercurochrome: ‘Profit by my imminent death to send a greeting to your loved ones in Purgatory: 50 lire.”
― The Adventures of Augie March
― The Adventures of Augie March
“Pocahontas was a princess of the Powhatan tribe, which lived in Virginia. Of course, the Powhatan tribe didn’t know they lived in Virgina. They thought they lived in Tenakomakah, and so the English thoughtfully came with guns to explain their mistake.”
― The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
― The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
“I don't need a man to give me sympathy
Why I needed it before is a mystery”
― Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
Why I needed it before is a mystery”
― Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
“Are you like one of the lousy crowd cheering the Coptics who row out to the boat? You are not. You are a distinguished personality. You are a man of feeling. Among us poor drips at the human masquerade you come like an angel.”
― The Adventures of Augie March
― The Adventures of Augie March
“From what I know of Sheckley’s work, I should say that he is quite clever enough to have known what he was doing, and it hardly matters if he didn’t, because, as we all know, a writer’s view of what he was doing is no more valid than anyone else’s.”
― New Maps of Hell
― New Maps of Hell
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