I always promised that if I had nothing to say I would say it in as few words as possible. Many are the authors frozen with writer's block at the keyboard or typewriter searching for that perfect word or phrase. Dick Cavett attributes the following to Mark Twain: "The difference between the almost "right" word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." In a contest for the perfect word or phrase I would submit the following: When prepping for a medical procedure requiring flushing I read the instructions on the bottle which included the following phrase: The urge to evacuate! What perfect use of the English language.
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