“The grass is always greener over the septic tank.”
Title of book (1976)
Source: Infinity
“The grass is always greener over the septic tank.”
Title of book (1976)
“We can regard the gulag as a septic tank used by totalitarian kitsch to dispose of its refuse.”
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Five: Lightness and Weight
“The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away”
Theresa May faces calls to sack Boris Johnson over Libya comments https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/03/sirte-can-become-a-holiday-destination-if-it-clears-the-dead-bodies-says-johnson, in the Guardian; published October 4, 2017
2017
Context: There's a group of UK business people, wonderful guys who want to invest in. The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away and then they'll be there.
“Eleven dead bodies. One dead cat. No breasts.”
This line is from a review http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1995/candyman2farewelltotheflesh.htm of Candyman II: Farewell To The Flesh
Similar "summary" lines feature in many of the reviews.
Repeated phrases
“I bought a house on a one-way dead-end road. I don’t know how I got there.”
"Only Nixon," http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2008/tle492-20081109-02.html 9 November 2008.