Poor Faulkner. Does he
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? Ernest Hemingway
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Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? Ernest Hemingway
you may fume and fidget as you please: but this is the best plan to pursue with you, I am certain. I like you more than I can say; but I’ll not sink into a bathos of sentiment: and with this needle of repartee I’ll keep you from the edge of the gulf too; and, … Read more
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused. Charles Caleb Colton
A majority is always better than the best repartee. Benjamin Disraeli
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: ‘Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.’ That depends, Sir,’ said Disraeli, ‘whether I embrace your policies or your mistress. Benjamin Disraeli
I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am. Ann Coulter
REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian. Ambrose Bierce
Repartee is altogether a natural endowment, and is the lightning of the mind. Alfred de Musset
One of the great things about the ‘Iron Man’ franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don’t necessarily do action movies. Before ‘Iron Man’ you didn’t associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There’s an emphasis on repartee and wit. Rebecca Hall