Nietzsche declared
Nietzsche declared
(when he asked for his supper)
That: 'I am famished
and that is a fact.''
His landlady retorted:
''Until the rent's sorted,
you'll have to make do
with an interpretation
or two
or you-
can get yourself packed!''
words and painting T Carroll
reworked
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Mon 10th Mar 2014 11:49
Tommy, inside your first quotation marks, it will read more accurately if you make the tense present:"I am famished/and that is a fact." It balances the landlady's direct words. Also, IMO, this usage strengthens the humour.