Pull-the-Plug, Slice the Pie:
A fantasy in which an offspring mentally tallies up the
net worth of his parents.
-- Douglas Coupland, "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated
Culture"
Leona, I want to CONFESS things to you ... I want to WRAP you in a SCARLET
ROBE trimmed with POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ... I want to EMPTY your ASHTRAYS ...
Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the
sun now stands I Will Fight No More Forever.
-- Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
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