Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.

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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...