"Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces."

-- Rex Stout

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“That a modern battleship of 48,000 tons would have to defend itself against wood and fabric biplanes with its main armament was a salutary reminder of the changing face of sea warfare.”

Source : Richard Hough (2001). “Great naval battles of the 20th century”
“I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me.”
“If your soul needs healing, the prescription you need is not Chuck Norris' tears, it's Jesus' blood.”
“What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves.”
“If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.”
“When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It's an extremely powerful weapon.”

Source : Cesar Chavez, Richard Jay Jensen, John C. Hammerback (2002). “The Words of César Chávez”, p.71, Texas A&M University Press
“reaking up the space and using the space, using the length of the space, the height of it, whatever, the light, all of those things. It's something that you have to kind of slowly recognize in your work and develop over years of making work.”
“In this sequestered nook how sweet To sit upon my orchard seat And birds and flowers once more to greet. . . .”

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