Absence Quote by Barton Gellman

Wit and puns aren't just decor in the mind; they're essential signs that the mind knows it's on, recognizes its own software, can spot…

— Adam Gopnik

You might say that certain words are only pegs to hang intonations on.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

I found a great many pieces of punctuation and typography lying around dormant when I came along - and I must say I had…

— Tom Wolfe

I bet when all the punctuation marks have a party, they quietly look at exclamation point's wife and think, that poor woman.

— Dana Gould

Punctuation is a fabulous tool for controlling your reader - you even get to control where they breathe. That's what I call power!

— Nicola Morgan

You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.

— Moliere

I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating…

— Tom Wolfe

It's Powerful That Even A Small Dot Can Stop A Big Sentence. But Few More Dots Can Give A Continuity... Amazing But It's True!

— Pacifiersucker

“Yes, you can see the bullet points here, here and here, sir; there are multiple back-slashes, of course. And that’s a forward slash. I…

— Lynne Truss

“An invented script will have invented ligatures. When that happens, most word processors are just done. They can’t even. Just no. It’s as if…

— David J. Peterson

My laboratory,' I said, experimentally, drawing out each syllable. 'Why is it that saying it like that always makes me want to follow it…

— Jim Butcher

Don't underestimate the power of the nonplussed look and the shake of the head. Letting noxious words hang in the air can be very…

— Emily Yoffe