George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is."
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Euphemism
13 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Author
"Gratitude is a euphemism for resentment."
J. D. Salinger
Novelist, Short Story Writer
"Do you know what I was smiling at? You wrote down that you were a writer by profession. It sounded to me like the loveliest euphemism I had ever heard. When was writing ever your profession? It's never been anything but your religion."
Jo Brand
Comedian, Writer
"I've never been a fan of euphemism."
John Green
Author, YouTuber
"It hurt, and that is not a euphemism. It hurt like a beating."
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