Quote of the Week

I’m feeling lighthearted and a little silly this month and the chosen quotes reflect that feeling. This month we are celebrating the art of the insult. People used to be quite clever when putting down another person or group. Insulting another used to be an art form, classy.

Somehow the art of insulting has devolved into four letter words. I much prefer the old way and will share some awesome zingers through the month of September.

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” Mark Twain

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” Clarence Darrow

Darrow and Twain were contemporaries with similar attitudes toward the deaths of people they didn’t like. Instead of calling the deceased a jerk, they expressed their pleasure at the news of the death with a pithy comment.