“sit down girl! i think i love you! / no get up, girl! show me what you can do!”

Have His Carcase has one of the classic opening paragraphs of literature:

The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth. After being acquitted of murdering her lover, and, indeed, in consequence of that acquittal, Harriet Vane found all three specifics abundantly at her disposal; and although Lord Peter Wimsey, with a touching faith in tradition, persisted day in and day out in presenting the bosom for her approval, she showed no inclination to recline upon it.

That’s up there with Pride and Prejudice.

---L.

Subject quote from ABC, Jackson 5.