I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story.
We’re on a mission from God.
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!
My advice to you. . . is to start drinking heavily.
We don't need no stinking badges!
On stage is the only place where I really know what I'm doing.
I hate Illinois Nazis.
A satisfactory translation is not always possible, but a good translator is never satisfied with it. It can usually be improved. (Newmark)
I don’t work. I merely inflict myself on the public.
Just as you must come through a woman's womb to attain physical birth, so must you come through Wisdom to achieve mental birth. And like childbirth, Wisdom often comes with pain.
What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?” Bast asked curiously. “I haven’t the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think making you sit and listen to the rest of my story should be punishment enough.