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You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.


Terry Pratchett


#euphemism #humour #political-correctness #humour

The King had advertised the old magic tea set, but for some reason, no one wanted sugar teeth that could gouge their eyes out.


Heather Dixon


#magic #advertising

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.


George Santayana


#appear #argument #better #function #make

I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.


David Ogilvy


#grammar #humour #advertising

Even as she spoke, silver blue flashed on her other side and then Illium was standing beside her, his wing touching Elena's in an intimacy that made Raphael raise an eyebrow. Illium's lips curved in a wicked smile that did little to hide the intensity of his emotions. I would not watch you die again, Sire. His veins stood out against his skin as he gripped the wrist of one hand with the other. Raphael met those eyes of gold that had stood beside him for centuries. If I had done so, I would have gone knowing you would keep my heart safe. Illium's gaze went to Elena. Always.


Nalini Singh


#elena #illium #raphael #intimacy

The average IQ in America is—and this can be proven mathematically—average.


P.J. O'Rourke


#humour #iq-tests #maths #math

Do you know what the mathematical expression is for longing? ... The negative numbers. The formalization of the feeling that you are missing something.


Peter Høeg


#longing #mathematics #missing #negative-numbers #mathematics

I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.


Malcolm X


#mathematics #schooling #mathematics

Soon after I began working for the Professor, I realized that he talked about numbers whenever he was unsure of what to say or do. Numbers were also his way of reaching out to the world. They were safe, a source of comfort.


Yōko Ogawa


#numbers #society #mathematics

I have no problem with god - it's his fan club that scars me.


A.B. Potts


#god #humour #atheist






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