Prose Pro Gifts

"He was a big man, but he moved like a cat."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

'It's only a hunch, but I think everybody bought everything they needed, last time.'

In basket-case.

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

"The trend in tough economic times is to put off everything that doesn't require immediate action ? as this chart shows."

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

"National security adviser"

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

Restaurant Francais: All you can pronounce £30.

"Fantastic presentation! All of the investors loved it."

"You know, there are other emojis."

"It's confusing when everybody has a pointer."

"One of the most compelling graphic presentations I've ever seen!"

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

'Maybe the reason we don't have those 'off the chart' sales anymore is because our charts are too big.'

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

"It's about the murder of an editor who refuses to publish a writer's work..."

'I see you're still trying to get the staff enthused over the weekly meetings.' (Meeting offers free coffee, free snacks, eye-popping charts, exciting videos and free idea pads).

'The classic masks of Comedy and Tragedy, or as they're now known, emoticons.'

"For cryin' out loud, Frank, we don't have all day! Cut to the cheese!"

'I won't lower myself to the level of my opponent.'

"I really start dragon around 3 o'clock."

Bottom line, is that the sweet smell of success or your aftershave?

"As you can see, our corporate structure is turtles all the way down."

Responsibility and duties

'Duly noted. Now, shall we move on or does anyone else feel the need to have a conniption?'