When describing deaths, in war or in catastrophes, never use “only,” even though the butcher’s bill was much smaller than expected. One dead man may be everything to his family; is everything to himself.
-Priscilla Buckley, via Richard Brookhiser
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When describing deaths, in war or in catastrophes, never use “only,” even though the butcher’s bill was much smaller than expected. One dead man may be everything to his family; is everything to himself.
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