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> [I mean, full stops are quite important, aren't they? Yet by contrast to the versatile apostrophe, they are stolid little chaps, to say the least. In fact one might dare to say that while the full stop is the lumpen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/i-mean-full-stops-are-quite-important-aren-t-they-yet-by-contrast-to/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

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> [It should come as no surprise that writers take an interest in punctuation. I have been told that the dying words of one famous 20th-century writer were, "I should have used fewer semicolons" - and although I have spent months…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/it-should-come-as-no-surprise-that-writers-take-an-interest-in/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

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## More by Lynne Truss

> [Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/punctuation-marks-are-the-traffic-signals-of-language-they-tell-us-to/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [Evidently an A level in English is a sacred trust, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings". You must go forth with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/evidently-an-a-level-in-english-is-a-sacred-trust-like-something-out/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/texting-is-a-supremely-secretive-medium-of-communication-it-s-like/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“Part of one's despair, of course, is that the world cares nothing for the little shocks endured by the sensitive stickler. While we look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/part-of-one-s-despair-of-course-is-that-the-world-cares-nothing-for/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/for-any-true-stickler-you-see-the-sight-of-the-plural-word-book-s/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [Brackets come in various shapes, types and names: 1 round brackets (which we call brackets, and the Americans call parentheses) 2 square brackets \[which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/brackets-come-in-various-shapes-types-and-names-1-round-brackets/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [Texting is a fundamentally sneaky form of communication, which we should despise, but it is such a boon we don't care. We are all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/texting-is-a-fundamentally-sneaky-form-of-communication-which-we/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [My favorite thing in the world is a quiz show, 'University Challenge,' so you can see what kind of sad person I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/my-favorite-thing-in-the-world-is-a-quiz-show-university-challenge-so/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“nothing is straightforward in the world of literary taste.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/nothing-is-straightforward-in-the-world-of-literary-taste/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/punctuation-is-a-courtesy-designed-to-help-readers-to-understand-a/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“one might dare to say that while the full stop is the lumpen male of the punctuation world (do one job at a time;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/one-might-dare-to-say-that-while-the-full-stop-is-the-lumpen-male-of/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/the-main-advantage-of-working-at-home-is-that-you-get-to-find-out/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“I think about death sometimes. Analytically, of course.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/i-think-about-death-sometimes-analytically-of-course/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“For the first time since she met him, she asked herself whether mr Dodgson was really the sunny personality she had at first imagined.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/for-the-first-time-since-she-met-him-she-asked-herself-whether-mr/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

> [“All the important roles shortly boiled down to one: remember your with other people; show some consideration.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/all-the-important-roles-shortly-boiled-down-to-one-remember-your-with/)

[Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/)

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