From my email today.  I thought these were pretty good.

There was a time when words were used beautifully. These glorious insults are from an era when cleverness with words was still valued, before a great portion of the English language was boiled down to four-letter words!

The exchange between Churchill and Lady Astor: She said, 'If you were ( Read more... )

Quote from Split Second by David Baldacci:
"... I'm hiring an attorney."
"Of course you are.  This is America.  Here any screwup can hire a lawyer and actually get money for being incompetent.  You must be so proud."

But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they tear the hand that touches them.

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