“truthache”

Something a mirror can cause according to Walter Winchell, quoted in The New Republic November 5, 1990

“He is a modest man, with a great deal to be modest about.”

Winston Churchill about Clement Attlee, quoted by Richard John Neuhaus in First Things April 2002

“A good argument, when conducted properly, takes the time and full attention of two people.”

Erma Bombeck in When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It’s Time To Go Home, quoted in British Columbia Report July 26, 1999

“A frightening scene stands out in my memory: three husky Russian policemen, with faces resembling bare buttocks, invading our apartment in search of subversive books.”

Nicolas Slonimsky Perfect Pitch

“Two words: Ug Lee”

Teaser to feature on the Pontiac “Aztek” in Ottawa Citizen July 18, 2003 (which contained the more complete “’Two words describe its physical appearance – Ug Lee.’ John Heilig, Familycar.com.”)

“her photo on the dust jacket shows a face that, as H.L. Mencken said, makes you want to burn every bed in America.”

An author whose name I did not record in Chronicles magazine September 1991 re an author who I shall not name

“He looks like the dog’s been keepin’ him under the porch.”

James Langton’s Sunday Telegraph guide to expressions British leaders might encounter from George W. Bush, quoted in Ottawa Citizen December 17, 2000 [with the helpful note that it means “Not the most handsome of men.”]

“you’re as ugly as the mornin’ after payday in a minin’ town.”

“Milligan” in Louis L’Amour The Trail to Seven Pines