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“Smells are surer than sounds or sights To make your heartstrings crack.”

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Rudyard Kipling was a British poet, short-story writer, and novelist, known for his works reflecting British imperialism and his experiences in India. His most famous works include 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim'. more

“I do not know what the cat can have eaten. Usually I know exactly what the cat has eaten. Not only have I fed it to the cat, at the cat's insistence, but the cat has thrown it up on the rug, and someone has tracked it all over onto the other rug. I do not know why cats are such habitual vomiters. They do not seem to enjoy it, judging by the sounds they make while they are doing it. It's their nature. A dog is going to bark. A cat is going to vomit.”

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Author:Roy Blount, Jr.

“He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail.”

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Author:Lloyd Alexander

“I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in any argument.”

Art Father Habit Argument Luck Flaws Irritating

Author:John Mortimer

“Even paranoids have real enemies.”

Real Enemy Luck

Book:The Ego Is Always at the Wheel: Bagatelles

Source: The Ego Is Always at the Wheel: Bagatelles

“Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.”

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Author:Kin Hubbard

“Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent.”

Seems Sides My Friends Luck Deaf Living On Kent

Author:John Gielgud

“He's very, very well-known. I'd say he's world-famous in Melbourne.”

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Author:Barry Humphries

“Actually, there is no way of making vomiting courteous. You have to do the next best thing, which is to vomit in such a way that the story you tell about it later will be amusing.”

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Book:Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People

Source: Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People

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