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Good words were the difference between Emily eating well and not. And what she had found worked best were not facts or arguments but words that tickled people’s brains for some reason, that just amused them. Puns, and exaggerations, and things that were true and not at the same time.
Good words were the difference between Emily eating well and not. And what she had found worked best were not facts or arguments but words that tickled people’s brains for some reason, that just amused them. Puns, and exaggerations, and things that were true and not at the same time.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- Max Barry
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Max Barry: documented birth year 1973; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1912232, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1912232 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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