“Why hyphenate, why parenthesize, unless absolutely necessary?”
“(Parentheses speakMore than we dare say out loudWhy, oh, why is that?)”
“Why, Mrs. Piper has a good deal to say, chiefly in parentheses and without punctuation, but not much to tell.”
“never disperse your focus unless absolutely necessary. Face one adversary at a time.”
“The Masons may not have taught me much about how to treat a guest, but they taught me not to shoot at them unless it was absolutely necessary.”
“Why do anything unless it is going to be great?”