Quote from Elaine in The Sniffing Accountant
Elaine: You wanted to see me, Mr. Lippman? Mr. Lippman: I was just going over the Jake Jarmel book and I understand you worked with him very closely. Elaine: Yes. Yes, I did. Mr. Lippman: And, anyway I was just reading your final edit. Um, there seems to be an inordinate number of exclamation points. Elaine: Well, I felt that the writing lacked certain emotion and intensity. Mr. Lippman: Ah. Hmm. "It was damp and chilly afternoon, so I decided to put on my sweatshirt!" Elaine: Right, well. Mr. Lippman: You put exclamation point after sweatshirt? Elaine: That's that's correct. I-I felt that the character doesn't like to be ch-ch-chilly. Mr. Lippman: I see. "I pulled the lever on the machine, but the Clark bar didn't come out!" Again, exclamation point. Elaine: Well, yeah. You know how frustrating that can be when you keep putting quarters and quarters in to machine and then nothing comes out... Mr. Lippman: Get rid of the exclamation points. I hate exclamation points.