When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but ki…

Mark Twain
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When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart. ✨ Mark Twain, Michael Patrick Hearn (1981). The annotated Huckleberry Finn: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Random House Value Pub
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