Literary Vs Cinematic Debater Gifts

"Read the book!""See the movie!"

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

"It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller." "Yeah, how come you haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet?" "Oh, that’s because I was hoping to provoke everyone who’s upset about the so-called 'war on Christmas' to spend all their time on hold waiting to castigate me. That way, all the normal people who don’t think Christmas is just another chance to play the victim can open their gifts in peace." "You're welcome, America." "Why haven't you played 'Jingle Bells' yet?"

The revolution that hit Hollywood hardest:The Thinking Pictures."

"Yes, could you discuss the inspiration for the protagonist? Specifically, the motivations which propel the direction of his narrative?" "I would prefer not to." "Bartleby, the author."

"It's a great story, funny and entertaining - and better still it's not won a single prize for literature."

The book is so much better than the film..

"Help! It's a sprawling epic!"

'Edward de Vere? -- give me a break!'

"Oh, that Jane. I thought you were talking about Jane Austen."

'Does this book come with director commentary.'

'Then it's agreed. It doesn't have to rhyme.'

"It's what the people want. You run wild for a couple of hours and then - zap - you're back to normal."

"Call me old-fashioned, but I felt much more at home with the Forsytes than I do with the Louds."

"I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I've always felt that a film examining the complex interactions between a man, his fast car, various cool weapons and a host of bad guys DEFINITELY qualifies as a 'relationship' movie!"

'Spinach: The Prequel'

"It's really the black whale I hate, but I didn't want to appear racist."

'This is because you disagree with my theory on existentialism?'

"Oh, no. Dude, are WE the bad guys?"

Yes, such a meeting of Mistress' friends can be very feisty and involve lots of arguing: it's called a "book club"...

"I've got bad news and even worse news: The bad news is that your script is shallow, offensive garbage. The worse news is that we're offering you ten million for it, which will probably ruin you forever as a writer. Sorry I had to be the one to do this to

"I love closed caption. I can watch the movie but feel like I've read the book!"

NATO Theater: Now showing Ukraine, a snuff film, directed by Vlad Putin.