American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm

“There is nothing of God or Light in that heartless sound - it is all black wint…”

“Say whatever you want about Stoke Jones, you could depend on him to put a littl…”

“But in the wake of 'Bullet,' all the guys wanted to know was, 'How's it doing? …”

“Women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them”