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Respectfully Quoted - A Dictionary of Quotations.

More than 1000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of sujects, from an illustrious list of world-class grouches.

Presents alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions and explanations of over 20,000 phrases and allusions used in modern English language. Includes quotations, cross-references, and biographies of real and fictional people.

A collection of some of history's most celebrated wisecracks and humorous remarks by such names as Mark Twain, Mae West, and Groucho Marx.

Presents nearly four hundred quotations by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, arranged by theme.

Collects aphorisms arranged into more than 50 categories.