You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by.

The catfish is Plenty good enough fish for anyone

It's so damned humiliating.

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

But we are all insane, anyway. Note the mountain-climbers.

I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet.

Whatever you say, say it with conviction