Quotable quotes

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *     "I think we all have a need to know      what we do not need to know."     "If I’ve told you once,      I’ve told you a thousand times: resist hyperbole."     "English is a stretch language; one size fits all."     "A dependent clause is like a dependent child:      incapable of standing on its own but able to cause a lot of trouble."                                  --William Safire      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *