| Linux Literature: 176 of 256 |
The countdown had stalled at 'T' minus 69 seconds when Desiree, the first
female ape to go up in space, winked at me slyly and pouted her thick,
rubbery lips unmistakably -- the first of many such advances during what
would prove to be the longest, and most memorable, space voyage of my
career.
-- Winning sentence, 1985 Bulwer-Lytton bad fiction contest.
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| Linux Literature: 177 of 256 |
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
-- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"
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| Linux Literature: 178 of 256 |
The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference
between a mermaid and a seal.
-- Mark Twain
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| Linux Literature: 179 of 256 |
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the
difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
-- Mark Twain
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| Linux Literature: 180 of 256 |
The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
-- William Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing"
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| Linux Literature: 181 of 256 |
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
-- Wm. Shakespeare, "Henry VI", Part IV
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| Linux Literature: 182 of 256 |
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and
enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to
lend money.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
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| Linux Literature: 183 of 256 |
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
-- Mark Twain
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| Linux Literature: 184 of 256 |
The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that
procession but carrying a banner.
-- Mark Twain
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| Linux Literature: 185 of 256 |
The last thing one knows in constructing a work is what to put first.
-- Blaise Pascal
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