Art isn't about following the rules. It's about breaking them.

I preferred my villains to be evil and stay that way, to act like Dracula rather than Frankenstein's monster, who ruined everything by handing that peasant girl a flower. He sort of made up for it by drowning her a few minutes later, but, stil, you couldn't look at him the same way again.

If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.

DAVID SEDARIS, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

I like to think I'm beyond the reach of trends, but my recent infatuation with the man-purse suggests otherwise.

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