There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.

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

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

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...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

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...

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

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

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

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...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

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

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

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

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...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived...

An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived...

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...