“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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“I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories. ”
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“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
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“Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.”
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