You used to be entertaining before you started to write.

“She was a mischief, and that was a satisfaction; no longer was she a huntress o…”

“You're a rotten driver,' I protested. 'Either you ought to be more careful or y…”

“Only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch wh…”

“I do," she protested; "I want to stand on the street corner like a sandwich man…”