This quip earned me only a thin smile.
I'm afraid this quip reflects the impression some might have of Germany at the moment.
I thought of this quip on Saturday while reading a draft paper by Gregory Mankiw entitled "Defending the 1 Percent".
This quip comes from a woman who the audience knows is breaking her heart as she speaks.
They settled on this quip: "Having worked with several different studios over the years, we came to realize that our favorite people in the world are ourselves".
This quip, he said later, was borrowed from his grandfather the clergyman; the monument was a landmark of Pullman's childhood.
Leaving aside the fact that this quip requires carbon dating, one wonders: if Boyle's characters don't take their inner lives seriously, why should readers?
Responding to this quip, leading synthetic biologist Drew Endy advised the inquiry to "not stress out about it too much," citing previous attempts that ended in frustration.
"Greater love hath no man than this," quipped future Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in the House of Commons, "that he lay down his friends for his life".
