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Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones.

Ray Bradbury
Father, Writing, Dry Bones
Ray Bradbury (2012). “Fahrenheit 451: A Novel”, p.211, Simon and Schuster
Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones.