The Trouble With Everything

Category: Literature

The trouble with books

by Deniz Cem Önduygu

is that the best ones are those that tell you what you know already. (George Orwell, 1984)

The trouble with Obélix

by Deniz Cem Önduygu

is that he fell into a cauldron of magic potion when he was a baby.

The trouble with print

by amacinho

is that it never changes its mind. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

The trouble with book readership

by amacinho

is that it is listed as a hobby in many cultures.

The trouble with the Devil

by vandal mimar

is that he has a right to cite scripture for his purpose. (William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice – Scene III)

The trouble with reading fiction

by Deniz Cem Önduygu

is that you have to go through hundreds of junk sentences to stumble upon substantial ideas, if any.

The trouble with Severus Snape

by Deniz Cem Önduygu

is that we don’t even know his/her sex.

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