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Thought for today: "All the world's a stage." - Shakespeare. And boy, are there a lot of drama critics.

Herman Mankiewicz

Reading my Critics

"You'd think he hated music by the way he tortures it."

Man: 'How cute. He must like the movement.' Cat: 'There are some challenging themes here but little or no dramatic resonance.'

"VP J.D. Vance called Donald: 'cynical asshole,' a 'moral disaster,' a 'total fraud,' an 'idiot,' and suggested he might be 'America’s Hitler.'"

"Never mind, Harry. Just remember, the 'Saturday Review' loved it."

"Maybe I don't like stunning debuts."

"Hell, George - they even miss ME!"

'Right so lets be clear, when you said my book was a turgid reworking of a sad collection of hackneyed ideas you actually meant that it was a groundbreaking work of originality and genius...'

Final words on gravestones.

The New World Order

"You can't offend me. I never mix religion or politics with reality."

Road rage on a mobility scooter.

Suggestions and Cheap Shots.

The water desk

Sculptor's chippings

"It would appear they worshipped the almighty dollar."

"My God—I've forgotten the number of my Swiss bank account!"

'Someday, son, 50 of this will belong to your ex-wife,'

"My two-year-old actually did paint that."

Bernard Levin

Slave Drivers.

'Don't be so sexist, sweet cheeks.'

Art Critics.

"Well, once you get your PhD on 'The Return of the Repressed in Early Jacobean Drama', then we;ll discuss how disappointed you are."

"It is as I feared, Mr. Moran. It's definitely a stiff upper lip."

'Typical phallic egocentrism!'

"Just got back from the client meeting and great news. . . your work isn't dead. It's beaten senseless and run over by a dump truck...but still very much alive."

'Finally, an objective way to decide who to promote around here.'

'Thanks for not asking for a rise.'

My boss is a real turd.

"I loved your embarrassing personal essay in the 'Times.' "

"You are the weakest wink...goodbye."