Loronjon Quotes & Sayings

We are like a wishing well
And a bolt of electricity — Fiona Apple

Make an offer they can't refuse. — John Caples

Some people read to confirm their own hopelessness. Others read to be rescued from it. — Anais Nin

So which guideline should a writer follow, "Avoid elegant variation" or "Don't use a word twice on one page"? Traditional style guides don't resolve the contradiction, but psycholinguistics can help. Wording should not be varied capriciously, because in general people assume that if someone uses two different words they're referring to two different things. And as we shall soon see, wording should never be varied when a writer is comparing or contrasting two things. But wording should be varied when an entity is referred to multiple times in quick succession and repeating the name would sound monotonous or would misleadingly suggest that a new actor had entered the scene. — Steven Pinker

This isn't Soviet Russia. This is America we're talking about. For God's sake, this is New York City. — Garth Risk Hallberg

The truth is the very definition of excellence. — Loron-Jon Stokes

I wondered and I prayed and I Googled. — Jennifer Lynn Barnes