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The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.


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



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Only a world without love strikes me as instantly and decisively more terrible than one without music.



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If you are using an adverb, you have got the verb wrong.



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A bad review may spoil your breakfast, but you shouldn't allow it to spoil your lunch.



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Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.



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It is natural and harmless in English to use a preposition to end a sentence with.



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Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.



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Women are really much nicer than men: No wonder we like them.



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