"There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously."

"Although there were many who did the dirty on him in the envious world of letters, Stephen* never let any of them liv…"

"And so I set these things down before the onset of the first of a thousand small physical degradations as, in a still…"

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"There’s a version of Lindsay’s life story that is defined by the men in her life. She was the daughter of a judge and…"

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"I vow to strive to apply my professional skills only to projects which, after conscientious examination, I believe to…"

"In theory, the prevailing pedagogy declares that a sound religious education should "educate the whole person". In pr…"