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Every moment dies a man, |
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Every moment 1 1/16 is born. |
Every moment 1 1/16 is born. |
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Strictly speaking, the actual figure is so long I cannot get it into a line, but I believe the figure 1 1/16 will be sufficiently accurate for poetry. |
Strictly speaking, the actual figure is so long I cannot get it into a line, but I believe the figure 1 1/16 will be sufficiently accurate for poetry. |
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|'''Charles Babbage''', in a letter to Alfred Tennyson}} |
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{{quote|Please, I'm a scientist; I don't think, I observe.|'''Dr. Clayton Forrester''', [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater Three Thousand]]}} |
{{quote|Please, I'm a scientist; I don't think, I observe.|'''Dr. Clayton Forrester''', [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater Three Thousand]]}} |
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"I detect no damage in the gluteal area."|'''Darius Mason and S.A.M''', [[Red Faction]] Armageddon}} |
"I detect no damage in the gluteal area."|'''Darius Mason and S.A.M''', [[Red Faction]] Armageddon}} |
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{{Quote|In the same way work which obviously aspires and claims to be mature, if the critic dislikes it, will be called adolescent; not because the critic has really seen that its faults are those of adolescence but because he has seen that adolescence is the last thing the author wishes or expects to be accused of.|Lewis, C. S., ''Studies in Words'' (Kindle Locations 4852-4854). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. }} |
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{{Quote|Adolescent or provincial are not so good. For even when they are honestly used, to define, not merely to hurt, they really suggest a cause for the book’s badness instead of describing the badness itself. We are saying in effect ‘He was led into his faults by being immature’ or ‘by living in Lancashire’.}|Lewis, C. S., ''Studies in Words'' (Kindle Locations 4862-4864). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. }} |
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 25 November 2022
Now then, this particular Assyrian, the one whose cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold, —Ogden Nash, "Very Like A Whale"
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In your otherwise beautiful poem, one verse reads, —Charles Babbage, in a letter to Alfred Tennyson
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Please, I'm a scientist; I don't think, I observe.
—Dr. Clayton Forrester, Mystery Science Theater Three Thousand
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"As I've explained repeatedly to Dr. Kuthrapali, whose ability to comprehend the American idiom fails him when it's convenient..."
—Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
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"This guy's becoming a major pain in my ass-" —Darius Mason and S.A.M, Red Faction Armageddon
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In the same way work which obviously aspires and claims to be mature, if the critic dislikes it, will be called adolescent; not because the critic has really seen that its faults are those of adolescence but because he has seen that adolescence is the last thing the author wishes or expects to be accused of.
—Lewis, C. S., Studies in Words (Kindle Locations 4852-4854). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
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Adolescent or provincial are not so good. For even when they are honestly used, to define, not merely to hurt, they really suggest a cause for the book’s badness instead of describing the badness itself. We are saying in effect ‘He was led into his faults by being immature’ or ‘by living in Lancashire’.}
—Lewis, C. S., Studies in Words (Kindle Locations 4862-4864). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
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