Martin, Judith -- “Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1981-03-29)

Dave — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:34:42 +0000

Machines do not have feelings. […] This is not to say that no inanimate objects have feelings — toys are loaded with feelings, for instance, and only a monster would break the heart of a rag doll.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1981-03-29)
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Collected in Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 "Basic Civilization," "Common Courtesy for All Ages" (1983).

Aaronovitch, Ben -- Foxglove Summer (2014)

Dave — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:06:40 +0000

“So the moon effects magic, why?”

“I’m working on several theories,” I said. “But I’m currently favoring the hypothesis that the moon has a seemingly arbitrary effect on magic because it likes to piss me off.”

“That’s a theory with a high degree of applicability to other spheres of life,” he said.

“Yes, it is,” I said, and we spontaneously fist bumped.

Ben Aaronovitch (b. 1964) British author
Foxglove Summer (2014)

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Martin, Judith -- “Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1981-03-29)

Aaronovitch, Ben -- Foxglove Summer (2014)