“I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified. The ellipsis is the black hole of the punctuation universe, surely, into which no right-minded person would willingly be sucked, for three years, with no guarantee of a job at the end.” YearsPersonsEndsJobsUniverseThreeBlackStudyHeardHolesGuaranteesThree YearsDotsPunctuationBlack HolePhds Author:Lynne Truss
“Do you lend books and DVDs to people? If so, don't you always regret it? All my life I have forced books on to people who have subsequently forgotten all about it. Meanwhile, on my shelves sit many orphaned books loaned to me over the years by trusting, innocent souls - some as long ago as the Seventies.” PeopleIfsYearsLongBookSoulRegretForgottenInnocentLong AgoShelvesSeventiesDvds Author:Lynne Truss
“After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.” YearsJobsUniversityEditorsEditing Author:Lynne Truss
“I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important.” YearsImportant Author:Lynne Truss
