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Life is fired at us point blank.

Jose Ortega y Gasset (2014). “Mission of the University”, p.51, Routledge

Sanctimony and self-regard are as American as smallpox blankets and supersize meals.

Colson Whitehead (2014). “The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death”, p.69, Anchor

Lucy was using my blanket to dry the dishes. We now have very secure dishes!

"Fictional character: Linus van Pelt". "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, February 20, 1964.

Life without laughing is a dreary blank.

William Makepeace Thackeray (1872). “The Book of Snobs: Sketches of Life and Character, Etc., Etc”, p.226

He looked blank. “He’s the one who’s been doing the magic against us?” “Duh,” I said. “Doona be ‘duh’ing me, lass,” he growled, his burr thickening.

Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.573, Dell

Let me run over the principal steps. We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind, which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations.

Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" (1893). In "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" (1893) Holmes tells Doctor Watson, "All things should be seen exactly as they are."