>>24832087
>90 Percent of Everything is Retarded Sturgeons Law
Pretty much. "90% Of Everything Is Rubbish" is the version I have heard most often.

Supposedly it came about because someone told him "90% of science fiction is rubbish" and he replied "Yes, but 90% of EVERYTHING is rubbish".

But maybe it was a stronger word. I don’t think it was recorded or anything, so it’s hard to know.

>>24459084

>80. Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain, I think-- been awhile.
Correct. John Grady and Magdalena.
>The litany of 'too much' (when revealed) is so over-the-top as to become almost comical
Huh? She's just being mildly modest about her happiness that he isn't married, isn't she?