Always approach with a friendly smile. Keep the leash hidden behind your back as you sidle closer. Recite poetry, preferably something from Emily Dickinson or Edward Lear, in a soothing manner. Observe sharply the watermelon. Is it trembling or backing off while nervously pawing the ground? If so, freeze in silence until the watermelon calms. […]
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Thus spake the repugnant narrator of Nabokov’s Lolita.
There once was a very old man who said, ‘Over this gate jump I can.’ He got a good running start. Then attacked him his heart. That hadn’t been part of the plan.
Guennivierre had the blacksmith banished from Camelot for inventing the accordion.
The accordion was invented by: a. a sadistic fiend. b. Walter Accordion. c. the same demented guy who invented bagpipes. d. an otherwise nice blacksmith in Camelot. e. a lady of Spain.
Between blanket of snow and blanket of cloud there is a thin stripe of lake.
‘Cornflake! Bradley Cornflake! Message for Bradley Cornflake!’ ‘Here, boy!’ shouted Bradley Cornflake in as gruff a manner as his vocal apparatus allowed, all the while glaring around the hotel lobby in defiance, daring anyone to smirk. Nobody smirked. Instead, all busied themselves with newspapers, hat adjustment, wallet or purse inspection, whittling, any activity allowing them […]
Her little airs and graces were much admired, so were her accomplishments; for beside her drawing, she could play twelve tunes, crochet, and read French without mispronouncing more than two-thirds of the words. Lou’s understated humor in this description of Amy in Little Women illustrates the timeless sparkle of her voice.
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5 of 5 stars to The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton goodreads.com/review/show/55…
