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“In I Praise My Destroyer, Diane Ackerman demonstrates once again her love for the specific language that rises from the juncture of self and the natural world, and her skillful use of that language. Whether she turns her attention to the act of eating an apricot 'the color of shame and dawn,' or to 'the omnipotence of light,' or to grief when 'All the greens of summer have blown apart,' her linking of unique images, her energetic wit and whimsy, her compassionate investment in life, always bring new pleasures and perceptions to the reader.”

“So much of the humor on new sitcoms plays to the lowest common denominator. Wit isn't nearly given as much attention as slipping on a banana peel. So much of the writing is so coarse, so obvious that it doesn't provide a shock, never mind a laugh. What makes something funny is alluding to it without laying it out explicitly. You let the audiences fill in the gaps and that's where the laughs come.”

Writing Mind Play Given Common Attention Audience Laughing Obvious Wit Shock Gaps Lowest Bananas Sitcom Slipping Coarse Common Denominator Lowest Common Denominator

Author:Betty White

“I don't read reviews about myself with any special eagerness or attention unless they are masterpieces of wit and acumen, and I never reread them.”

Attention Special Wit Reviews Masterpiece Eagerness Acumen

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“A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.”

People Attention Prove Witty Wit Pointless Witty Sayings

Author:Voltaire

“(R)eality TV (is) a medium dedicated to the proposition that with the help of judicious editing, carefully chosen half-wits can hold the attention of millions of their fellow half-wits for weeks on end.”

Ends Helping Attention Half Millions Week Tvs Fellows Wit Chosen Mediums Dedicated Editing Propositions

Author:Terry Teachout