Great Lines: The Larry David Edition
Sup everyone. Muneer here.
- This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot. Probably more than I should.
- The links aren’t necessarily timely. I read a lot of old stuff. I’m not up with the times.
- And in the course of reading, I often see lines that are hilarious or beautiful.
- I will bring those to you in this space.
First, When you’re taken hostage by Somali pirates, it’s important to focus on the right things:
It was a small but disconcerting moment for the civilized world—evidence of the anarchy that prevails where nations fail and savagery threatens Canada. Luckily for the French, the bartender, Bertrand Viallet, had filled some thermoses with aperitifs, which helped to ease the trauma.
Second, I’ve never seen the Dark Knight, but this quote has stuck with me since I heard it:
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Third, I might not as far as Larry David, but I will very disappointed in you:
When I ask if he is hoarding anything, he is outraged. “Not a hoarder,” he said. “In fact, in a few months, if I walk into someone’s house and stumble onto 50 rolls of toilet paper in a closet somewhere, I will end the friendship. It’s tantamount to being a horse thief in the Old West.”
I also loved the coronavirus PSA he did:
If you like this newsletter, forward it to friends and enemies, post a link to social media, or send it to your Boomer parent who refuses or (hopefully by the time this comes out), refused to take the coronavirus seriously.