Duncan

“Walt, examining Chris’s record collection, said, “You have four different recordings of Carousel.” “It’s my favorite thing on earth.” “Is that because it says that people die but true love lasts forever?” “I … Maybe. I thought I just liked the music.” To Tom, behind Walt’s back, she mouthed, “How’d he get so smart?”
― Ethan Mordden, How Long Has This Been Going On: A Novel

“I never been to New York, but it must be a heavenly place for a vacation, if a feller c'n judge by what some of my present boarders have to say about it. It's a sort of play-actor's paradise, ain't it?" "It is paradise to every actor who happens to be on the road, Mr. Jones," said Barnes, slipping his big pack from his shoulders and letting it slide to the floor.”
― George Barr McCutcheon, Green Fancy

“The problem is, or rather one of the problems, for there are many, a sizeable proportion of which are continually clogging up the civil, commercial, and criminal courts in all areas of the Galaxy, and especially, where possible, the more corrupt ones, this.
The previous sentence makes sense. That is not the problem.
This is:
Change.
Read it through again and you'll get it.”
― Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

“Perfection can be overdone; a rift in a lute relieves melodious monotony, and when discords cease to amuse, one can always have the instrument mended or buy a banjo.”
― Robert W. Chambers, The Green Mouse