very lazy

January 10, 2012 on 11:54 am | In allgemeines, art, books | No Comments

‎So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys – to woo women – and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.

DEAD POETS SOCIETY, 1989

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