But, for now, in the battle between historical accuracy and every single clever observation ever uttered being credited to either Mark Twain or Winston Churchill, the misattributors are winning.
In the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Unofficial "Simpsons" Guide by Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, they comment that "The Day the Violence Died" is "a great episode, with some clever observations on ideas and copyright, and a superb – and sinister – twist ending featuring the return of both Bart and Lisa from their days on The Tracey Ullman Show".
Anyone who reads much fiction by young American writers is used to hoping, often in vain, that a novelist will do things -- that is, that he or she will bother to hang his or her clever observations on an actual story.
Captain Lovell gave me an unexpected inside perspective over the phone, full of clever observations and genuine compliments on the experience of sitting for a portrait with Friedman.
He does not trade in clever observations or neat wordplay, but in a viciously exaggerated idea of blue humour, usually at the expense of celebrities.
He said Lurleen's songs are "filled with clever observations", but it is Homer's befuddlement that makes it a "classic" episode.
It's not difficult or flashy to execute, but in a new episode of Every Frame a Painting called Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot, film essayist Tony Zhou whose clever observations have led us through the work of David Fincher, Akria Kurosawa, Chuck Jones, and more argues that this simple technique is the secret to Joel and Ethan Coen's powerful dialogue.
Kim Wilde's record collection!" What price Collins's sardonic, clever observations in that climate?
She writes clear, funny, unadorned prose, and packs her pages with clever observations without appearing to be trying.
That's the very quality -- along with Grodstein's agile prose and clever observations -- that makes her stand out.
