Quotes About Unabridged

You know what you're getting here, I said. I'm still fairly far reduced. I may never be unabridged again. None of us are unabridged, as you are well aware.

When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.

I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it's 'The Stand' by Stephen King, which is my favorite all time. I read that at least once a year, the version which has 100,000 extra words, which is like the director's cut and unabridged. I love the story. I love the social connotation to it.

The biologist Edwin Conklin, speaking of evolution, stated that the probability of life originating by accident is "comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary originating from an explosion in a print shop." That sounds very unscientific, coming from a scientist, but it's true.

There's no such thing as an unabridged dictionary.

Lie back and enjoy, Clarissima. Last night was a synopsis. Now it's time for the unabridged version.