Better To Be A Jerk That Knees

A Book Should Have An Intellectual Shape And A Heft That Comes With Dealing With A Primary Subject.

On The Analogy Of 'dictionary Johnson,' We Call Fred R. Shapiro, Editor Of The Just-published Yale Book Of Quotations (well Worth The $50 Price), 'quotationeer Shapiro.' Shapiro Does Original Research, Earning His 1,067-page Volume A Place On The Quotation Shelf Next To Bartlett's And Oxford's.

Sir Alec Douglas-home, When He Was British Foreign Secretary, Said He Received The Following Telegram From An Irate Citizen: "to Hell With You. Offensive Letter Follows."

Avoid Overuse Of 'quotation “marks.”'

Some Handsome And Ambitious Men Believe They Are Above All Morality, And A Woman's Virtue Becomes A Mere Challenge To Them.