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Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking QUOTES

1 " she was self-educated, like the great majority of women writers once were (including Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf)—haphazardly but effectively. "

― Jessica Mitford , Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking

2 " From our vantage point in a time when muck is being raked (and flung) vehemently and constantly twenty-four hours a day, the question of effectiveness is overwhelmed by the question of whether any person in America with access to the media remains shockable or persuadable. "

― Jessica Mitford , Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking

3 " Deep sea fishing off Mexico can’t be beat! When you feel that old tug on your pole and that line goes whistling into the deep, that’s it brother! And, there is nothing quite like the way I feel about Wilbert burial vaults either. The combination of a ” pre-cast asphalt inner liner plus extra-thick, reinforced concrete provides the essential qualities for proper burial. My advice to you is, don’t get into “deep water” with burial vaults made of the new lightweight synthetic substitutes. Just keep “reeling in” extra profits by continuing to recommend WILBERT burial vaults.... "

― Jessica Mitford , Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking

4 " embalming "

― Jessica Mitford , Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking