Words are mere thoughts, gone to seed

I’m in the middle of a mobile phone text conversation with someone I barely know. Somehow, we got on to rhyming back and forth. As part of the conversation (and to rhyme with the word “read”), I came up with the sentence:

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I rather like that. It’s quotable, self-deprecating, droll, witty – all the stuff I like. I’m keeping it. If you have a quotation collection, feel free to include it (but give me credit, okay?). I’m setting it free from this page right here. It’s a good quote. Take care of it.