I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other.

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It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did...

He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did...

No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a...

No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a...

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night,...

His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night,...

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as...

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as...

Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in

Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

That really annoying moment when you can't find the long side of the blanket.

That really annoying moment when you can't find the long side of the blanket.

I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone. Even as a kid,...

I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone. Even as a kid,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate...

Things cannot always go your way. Learn to accept in silence the minor aggravations, cultivate...

I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from...

I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from...

It`s not so much that they don`t want me to grow up. It`s that they`re...

It`s not so much that they don`t want me to grow up. It`s that they`re...

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed...

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed...

Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a...

Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a...

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who...

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who...

If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that...

If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that...