“I don't swear just for the hell of it. Language is a poor enough means of communication. I think we should use all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands.
Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind”
― Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind”
― Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
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“I can't tell if she's actually real, or if she's stopped caring if she's real or not. Or is not caring what makes a person real?”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
“There are so many ways to go wrong. All we've got are metaphors, and they're never exactly right. You can never just Say. The. Thing.”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
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