Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.