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[1] [2] One of Jowett's 11 maxims was "never quarrel, never explain, never hate, never fret, never fail". [1] The surgeon and writer Robert Tuttle Morris wrote in his 1915 book Doctors vs. Folks that "It is well to follow the rule to 'Never complain, never explain'. A man is judged by his character as a whole – not by individual acts." [2]
The story was published in the October 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction under the pen name Anson MacDonald; the same issue has "Common Sense" under Heinlein's name. [1] " By His Bootstraps" was reprinted in Heinlein's 1959 collection The Menace From Earth , and in several subsequent anthologies, [ 2 ] and is now available in at least ...
In his book Constructing a Story and his webseries Hats Off to the Screenwriters!, Yves Lavandier argues that one can show with dialogue. He takes the example of a scene from Prison Break in which pure dialogue between Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Tweener (Lane Garrison) shows (and does not tell) that Tweener is an expert pickpocket ...
Image credits: Wichella #8. Can only remember a moment in personal history. I was the last generation in my country to do mandatory military service. And apparently my generation is particularly lazy.
Hanlon's razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states: [1]. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. It is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior.
"The Egg" is a fictional short story by American writer Andy Weir, [1] first published on his website Galactanet on August 15, 2009. [2] It is Weir's most popular short story and has been translated into over 30 languages by readers. [3] The story follows a nameless 48-year-old man who discovers the "meaning of life" after he dies. [4]
"Charles" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in Mademoiselle in July 1948. It was later included in her 1949 collection, The Lottery and Other Stories, and her 1953 novel, Life Among the Savages.
"The Doll's House" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 4 February 1922 and subsequently appeared in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories (1923). Mansfield used an alternative title in other editions, including "At Karori". [1