A Quote by Joey Santiago
It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma.
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In Gospel grammar, death is not an exclamation point, merely a comma.
A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.
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We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!
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All great ideas should be followed by an exclamation mark - a warning signal similar to the skull and crossbones drawn on high-voltage transformers.
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There's no bad consequence to loving fully, comma with all your heart. You always gain by giving love.
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I don't even know how to use a semicolon to this day; I use a comma every time. And you know what? If I email somebody and they get upset about me using a comma instead of a semicolon, that's not a person I want to work with anyway. And that's how you weed people out of your life.
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