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* In [[PG Wodehouse (Creator)|PG Wodehouse]]'s ''Jill the Reckless'', Wally Mason pulls a memorable example on theater manager Groble:
{{quote| "... I'm rather sorry we agreed to keep clear of personalities, because I should have liked to say that, if ever they have a skunk-show at Madison Square Garden, you ought to enter — and win the blue ribbon. Still, of course, under our agreement my lips are sealed, and I can't even hint at it. ..."}}
* [[Poul Anderson]]'s [[Technic History|Nicholas]] [[Intrepid Merchant|van Rijn]] explains how he figured out the nature of some aliens humanity had never encountered before:
{{quote|"And I thought, is the human brain a turtle just because it is armored in bone? A parasite just because it lives off blood from other places? Well, maybe some people I could name but won't, like Juan Harleman of the Venusian Tea and Coffee Growers, Inc., has parasite turtles for brains...."}}
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