Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right read more

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right now to dredge out an area around Pier 6 so we can bring in barges and help facilitate the removal of the debris. But it's going to take months.

We'd like to see Bonneville use the (surplus power) sales to keep rates as low as possible. We don't need read more

We'd like to see Bonneville use the (surplus power) sales to keep rates as low as possible. We don't need another rate-raising factor out of our control.

There are fears that any supply disruptions could disturb oil markets and such concerns are holding back both economic growth read more

There are fears that any supply disruptions could disturb oil markets and such concerns are holding back both economic growth and stock prices. In the absence of any such disruptions, we expect that crude will stay in the $50-$70 range this year and will likely always be on investors' minds.

The town was given a pretty clear message that it needed a new site.

The town was given a pretty clear message that it needed a new site.

The bottom line is, he's not in custody yet.

The bottom line is, he's not in custody yet.

For us, they are all teaching games. We went into this game trying to win it. They have a great read more

For us, they are all teaching games. We went into this game trying to win it. They have a great football team with a lot of speed and size.

The further you go, the better chance there is that you're going to get your heart ripped out.

The further you go, the better chance there is that you're going to get your heart ripped out.

My immediate reaction was that our job had just increased by two or three years, but that the samples were read more

My immediate reaction was that our job had just increased by two or three years, but that the samples were still there. A 200 miles-per-hour crash isn't going to dislodge solar wind atoms that are buried in the collectors. It's going to take longer and people are going to have to work harder...but the samples are still there.