So in continuing to think about writing story writing in fact writing have anything at all it's important to remember that the vehicle that we use, language, is continuously evolving. Words that I considered slang and I was taught were slang by my parents are now socially acceptable and appear in the most prodigious dictionaries. As a result of changes the impacts and effect on what we write has also changed and is also dynamic.
These sayings/insults are incredible gems from an era before
the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words! I hope you delight in
them as much as I have. 😅♥️
1. "He had delusions of
adequacy. ” Walter Kerr
2. "He has all
the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”-
Winston Churchill
3. "I have never killed a man, but I have read many
obituaries with great pleasure. - Clarence Darrow
4. "He has never been known to use a word that might
send a reader to the dictionary.”-William Faulkner
(about Ernest Hemingway)
5. "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions
come from big words?"- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
6. "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll
waste no time reading it.” - Moses Hadas
7. "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice
letter saying I approved of it.” - Mark Twain
8. "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends.” - Oscar Wilde
9. "I am
enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you
have one.”
- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
10. "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend
second... if there is one.” - Winston Churchill, in
response
11. "I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like
having you here” - Stephen Bishop
12. "He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” - John Bright
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