“Two clichés make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion.(Casablanca, or, The Clichés Are Having a Ball)”
Umberto Eco
Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers
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