# Quoth the Maven

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- Book: [Quoth the Maven](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-safire/quoth-the-maven) ([Quoth the Maven.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-safire/quoth-the-maven.md))
- Authors: [William Safire](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-safire)
- Publisher: random_house
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-0779-974-6
- Published: 2011-11-09
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses contemporary figures of speech, from witty stories about expressions such as " kiss and tell" and " stab in the back" to the evolution of " read my lips." NOTE:...