“When spreading vicious and damaging gossip about the private affairs of others, one must always use proper grammar and posture.”
“no one ever gossips about the virtues of others”
“No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.”
“Books in the YA genre, in particular, should use proper grammar because they're more of an example to young people than adults books are.”
“I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.”
“and when he moved it was like watching oil spread across a lake, smooth and fluid, almost vicious”