A freelance is one who gets paid by the word -- per piece or perhaps.

Anyone who tries to keep track of what is happening in China is going to end up by wearing all the skin of his left ear from twirling around on it.

Streets flooded. Please advise.

Anything can happen, but it usually doesn't.

All laughter is a muscular rigidity spasmodically relieved by involuntary twitching.

The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

It is rather to be chosen than great riches, unless I have omitted something from the quotation.