“Pure nonsense is a joy forever, as Keats didn’t quite say.” — William Zinsser, On Writing Well
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“We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
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“A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn’t make any sense.” — James Thurber, “The Weaver and the Worm“, The New Yorker (1956-08-11)
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“Mere absence of nonsense may not be sufficient to make something true.” — Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan
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“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.” — Robert Frost, Letter to Louis Untermeyer (8 July 1915)
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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“The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100
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“Would Time but await the close of our favorite follies, we should all be young men, all of us, and until Doom’s Day.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Wakefield,” Twice-told Tales
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“To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.” — Gelett Burgess, “The Sense of Humor,” The Romance of the Commonplace
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“As Charms are nonsense, Nonsense is a Charm.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1734)
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