WIST Quotations

Taylor, Barbara Brown -- Learning to Walk in the Dark, ch. 2 (2014)

Dave — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:07:02 +0000

Sometimes I wondered if it even mattered whether our communion cups were filled with consecrated wine or draft beer, as long as we bent over them long enough to recognize each other as kin.

Barbara Brown Taylor (b. 1951) American minister, academic, author
Learning to Walk in the Dark, ch. 2 (2014)
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Martin, Judith -- Miss Manners’ Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium, Part 2 “Home Life,” “Parents and Children” (1989)

Dave — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:28:21 +0000

The dinner table is the center for the teaching and practicing not just of table manners but of conversation, consideration, tolerance, family feeling, and just about all the other accomplishments of polite society except the minuet.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Miss Manners’ Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium, Part 2 “Home Life,” “Parents and Children” (1989)
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Raymond, Eric S. -- The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 9 (1999)

Dave — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:51:23 +0000

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Eric S. Raymond (b. 1957) American software developer, writer [a.k.a. ESR]
The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ch. 2, Rule 9 (1999)
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Martin, Steve -- L. A. Story (1991)

Dave — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:03:31 +0000

TOM: I’ll have a decaf coffee.
TRUDI: I’ll have a decaf espresso.
MORRIS: I’ll have a double decaf cappuccino.
TED: Give me decaffeinated coffee ice cream.
HARRIS: I’ll have a half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.
TRUDI: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
TOM: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
MORRIS: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
CYNTHIA: I’ll have a twist of lemon.

Steve Martin (b. 1945) American comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician
L. A. Story (1991)
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