"Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines."

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Bill Bryson

#Fashion Quotes #Writing Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Common objects become strangely uncommon when removed from their context and ordinary ways of being seen.”
“All I want to know is where Iâ€™m going to die, so Iâ€™ll never go there”
“Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left.”

Source : "Blue Ridge's Barton Seaver: Chef of the Year" by John Mariani, www.esquire.com. October 12, 2009.
“An interview is like a minefield.”
“We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
“Inspiration follows aspiration.”
“Conservative evangelicals don't want government support for our faith, because we believe God created all consciences free and a state-coerced act of worship isn't acceptable to God. Moreover, we believe the gospel isn't in need of state endorsement or assistance. Wall Street may need government bailouts but the Damascus Road never does.”
“I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!”

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