“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”

“As the death of the writer exaggerates the role of his work, the death of a person exaggerates the role of his effect on us.”

“Like all young men, you greatly exaggerate the difference between one young woman and another.”

“The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as fact, or treats elected officials with a reverence reserved for royalty, cannot be accurately described as engaged in any other function.”

“The weeping willows, on the other hand, are evocative of death. They are a little contrived, a little exaggerated, still green in the middle of all the colors of autumn, and there is a human pathos to them.”

“Reported as Oscar Wilde's last words on his death bed...This wallpaper is killing me. One of us has to go.”