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Willard R. Espy
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“Thank God for reflex decisions; they are the sine qua non of serenity. Suppose you had to decide afresh each day whether or not to brush your teeth?”
Willard R. Espy (1910–1999) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Almanac of Words at Play (1975), p. 162. Compare: Katherine Craster, "The Centipede's Dilemma
“When you write, you can hide behind your words. When you talk, you are up front, like the clown in the midway booth; any passer-by can bean you with a ball.”
Willard R. Espy (1910–1999) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Say It My Way (1980), p. 99
“All flowers are flirtatious—particularly if they carry hyphenated names. The more hyphens in the name, the flirtier the flower.”
Willard R. Espy (1910–1999) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Word's Gotten Out (1989), p. 116