Comments on: Defuniculation… http://textiplication.com/2006/09/12/defuniculation/ Skott Klebe's blog - reading, writing, music. Thu, 26 May 2011 12:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Phil Carson http://textiplication.com/2006/09/12/defuniculation/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Phil Carson Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:57:03 +0000 http://textiplication.com/2006/09/12/defuniculation/#comment-3 I've always heard that in writing sometimes you have to kill your children for the sake of the larger story. Turns out this was a quote from George S. Kaufman: <blockquote>George S. Kaufman, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his comedy You Can't Take It With You, said that sometimes you have to kill your children--i.e., your favourite jokes--for the good of the story.</blockquote> I don't think I ever did that well, which is why I only write software now. I’ve always heard that in writing sometimes you have to kill your children for the sake of the larger story.

Turns out this was a quote from George S. Kaufman:

George S. Kaufman, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his comedy You Can’t Take It With You, said that sometimes you have to kill your children–i.e., your favourite jokes–for the good of the story.

I don’t think I ever did that well, which is why I only write software now.

]]> By: Chris Howard http://textiplication.com/2006/09/12/defuniculation/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Chris Howard Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:16:27 +0000 http://textiplication.com/2006/09/12/defuniculation/#comment-2 >The only person who thought that a funicular would look good >running along the southern border of Heathness was me. No, I liked the idea, but, man, that second law is a tough one to get around. I still recommend running one to the sixth floor of the gigantic Mall of Heathness. >The only person who thought that a funicular would look good
>running along the southern border of Heathness was me.

No, I liked the idea, but, man, that second law is a tough one to get around. I still recommend running one to the sixth floor of the gigantic Mall of Heathness.

]]>