[Ads-l] Famous Quotations from Comic Strips

[Wilson Gray]

Mister Terrific: “Turn-About Is Fair Play,” his motto.

The Green Lama: "Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūṃ,” his mantra.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Dave Hause <dwhause at cablemo.net> wrote:

> Andy Capp:  The situation is hopeless, but not serious.
> Dave Hause
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> Subject: Famous Quotations from Comic Strips
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> For the second edition of the Yale Book of Quotations, I would welcome
> suggestions of famous quotes from comic strips.  These could be one-off
> quotes or could be recurring catchphrases (like "leapin' lizards" from
> Little Orphan Annie).  I believe I already have the more famous lines from
> Peanuts and Pogo.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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