For no particular reason, I find myself craving short, snappy nuggets of theatrical/cinematic/televised wisdom. Those delightful zingers that carry truth on their barbs. So let's have a zinger party! Bring out your best dramatic one-liners. I'll start.

From 1776. John Adams: "It's a revolution, dammit! We're going to have to offend somebody

I think I'm having a John Adams morning. For reasons.

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Unfortunately, my brain, as is its wont, has been taken over by musicals while I'm trying to dissertate. I've always been a big fan of musicals. In fact, I spent much of my rather odd youth hanging out with a troupe of friends where we wrote and performed musicals for fun. Musicals were the spark that kicked off my relationship with my best ( Read more... )