17 June 2004 - explanations

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2004 : 17 June 2004

Never attribute to avarice what can be adequately explained by cupidity.

Never complicate, never explicate.

“Exscind expatiation,” he explained.

clue:

“Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.” — Nick Diamos

“Never complain, never explain.” — attributed to Katherine Hepburn, to Henry Ford, to Benjamin Disraeli, etc.

“‘Shut up,’ he explained.” — Ring Lardner