Caul isn't having anything quite as trite as a rebirth.
Alas, it's not quite as trite as it seems.
But would their Catalog of the Abhorred be as trite as the author's?
If I ever said anything as trite as that, it is certainly beneath The New Yorker to quote it.
"So I've just had, as trite as this may seem, I've had this appreciation for every heartbeat, every moment".
Mary Beard doesn't want you to learn how to live from the Romans, or anything as trite as that.
And, as trite as it may sound, I get to do so knowing that there are hundreds of thousands of people doing the exact same thing.
This is not as trite as it sounds because a vast majority of the literature on American diplomacy focuses on specific regions and countries.
A Derridean reading would suggest that Murphy's mythopoetic reality is a more appropriate gesture to assume.Thor HallandPattaya, ThailandSIR – One is not sure whether something as trite as death matters a jot in an advanced consumerist civilisation.
Mr. Glover's new version is rife with plot holes, hazardous to rationality, and his attempt to emulate the overblown poetic flights of Odets is as trite as some people think Odets' metaphors and allegorical ambitions are today.
The criterion for being a 'national' writer often seems to be as trite as living close enough to Manhattan to be able to attend the occasional New Yorker cocktail party.
