But as she was preparing for publication, Klein was diagnosed, and operated on, for thyroid cancer; she says flatly she will not discuss the illness beyond that.
He told Ellison, flatly, "I will not run again".
Cuba has said flatly it will not consider the extradition of fugitives it considers to be political exiles.
Some predict flatly that it will not work.
But Maurice R. Greenberg, A.I.G.'s chief executive, has said flatly that he will not budge on price and analysts said they expected him to stick to his guns.
Along with praise, there has been some criticism of the Giving Pledge, and some billionaires have told Buffett and the Gates's flatly that they will not sign on.
Mr. Obama has said flatly that he will not negotiate with Republicans about what he sees as the imperative to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default on America's obligations.
Senate Democrats barely mustered enough votes to start debating their reform bill, and some senators who voted to allow debate have said flatly that they will not support the final bill if it retains its public option clauses.
"The violence has so far been contained, more or less," says a former ZANU-PF minister who has joined Mr Makoni, "but if the election goes to two rounds it'll go right up".Moreover, the heads of the army, the prison service and the police have all stated flatly that they will not let Mr Tsvangirai win.
The problem remains, however, that the European Union has said flatly that it will not reopen the withdrawal agreement or remove the backstop, increasing the possibility of a "no-deal Brexit" on March 29 that would damage the economies of both sides, but particularly Britain's.
The president has stated flatly that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling.
