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When ... asked what I am writing, I have answered, "A book about social class in America," ... It is if I had said, "I am working on a book urging the beating to death of baby whales using the dead bodies of baby seals.

In his school, Bertrand Russell thought it was better if they had the sex, so they could give their undivided attention to mathematics, which was the main thing.

The Beat spokesman, surprisingly, seemed to be satisfied with the ethics that we have inherited.

Rather, it is a story about an important contemporary issue from a particular perspective, one that is

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence it is frequently the part of ignorance.

UFOs are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head.

The discrepancy between the vacationists' good times and Isolde's unfortunate experience is more than disgusting

downstairs with his camera, coming in a big

was always quoting what some famous somebody

Even more astonishing, perhaps, is that 1?—a real number to a real power—has an infinity of distinct complex values, i.e., Only for n = 0, the principal value, is 1? real.

Writing involves many [acts] tasks, not just generating text

Writing Well by William Zinsser

My dear, you're so immature!" Isabella replied,"What is it with vampires and arson?

UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL Paul tells where the

Seriously bad ideas (are) bad ideas which appeal to the prejudices of serious people.

O Laziness, mother of the arts and noble virtues, be thou the balm of human anguish.

trial lawyer's best friend, scurrilous innuendo.

What do you think it's worth, Lassiter, finding and returning the priceless heritage of a nation?" "How about a Boy Scout merit badge and a thank-you note from Yeltsin?" Above us

standard fare in a county where gun control means holding it with two hands.

Instead, the Municipal Center

Miguel? The firm messenger?" "He can tote the mail. Now what's so urgent?

The question for the court is, should this boy be in Youth Hall, where he can learn some discipline and maybe get therapy from left-wing, pot-smoking county-payrolled, thumb-sucking shrinks, or should he be on the streets?

He said he didn't need a lawyer because he was innocent." I tried not to grimace, so I just ground my teeth. When you're innocent, you really need a lawyer because of police and prosecution foul-ups. To say nothing of the average citizen's tendency to get scared and confused when being questioned by cops.

PETA, she'd change the name to People for Especially Tasty Animals. But