"Institutio Oratoria, English translation by H. E. Butler"

"Taste, of which the proverb says there should be no dispute, is precisely the subject which needs discussion."

"Tell me something, Stamp." Paul D's eyes were rheumy. "Tell me this one thing. How much is a nigger suppose…"

"The funniest line in English is “Get it?” When you say that, everyone chortles."

"The dust and silence of the upper shelf."

"Heraclitus of Ephesus by Giannis Stamatellos"

"If you can't say something good about someone, sit right here by me."