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"Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately."
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"Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones."
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"My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she'll end up taking over."
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"This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity."The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound."Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you."
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"Great men may jest with saints 'tis wit in them But in the less foul profanation."
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"Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike."
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"Make the doors upon a woman's wit,and it will out at the casement;shut that, and 'twill out at the key-hole;stop that, 'twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney."
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"And are you going to explain why you consider competing with me to be the most sincere form of compliment? "Of course I am, Lightsong said. "My dear, have you ever known me to make an inflammatorily ridiculous statement without providing an equally ridiculous explanation to substantiate it? "Of course not, she agreed. "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic. "I am rather exceptional in that regard."
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"Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond."
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"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."
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"I'm keeping my acerbic wit completely fueled."
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"Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately."
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"The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing."
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"New York is still where I live most of the time."
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"Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones."
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"People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy."
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"The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine."
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"The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field."
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"When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins."
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"People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time."
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"Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays."
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