Friday, November 14, 2008

Today's Word—Lighten Up, Already!

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Fun Stuff

1. “The days of the digital watch are numbered.” —Tom Stoppard, playwright (Thanks to Tom Hodges)

2. Palin-dromes: “Wasilla’s all I saw.” “Harass Sarah!”

3. “If you don’t think too good, don’t think too much.” —Ted Williams (1918-2002), philosopher-athlete (Thanks to alert WORDster Karl Petruso)

4. “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”—Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), writer

5. “I don’t know anything that mars good literature so completely as too much truth.” —Mark Twain (1835-1910), writer

6. “The First Amendment was the iPod of 1791.” —Ken Paulson, editor, USA Today

7. “That’s not writing. That’s typing.” —Truman Capote (1924-1984), writer (about Jack Kerouac)

8. “The future of the book is the blurb.” —Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), sociologist

Roger Higgins photo 1959

1 comment:

  1. I believe Capote said that about Jack Kerouac, which has always dampened my appreciation of Capote.
    -- John Christie

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