The Only Use of
maxim
in
Oryx and Crake
- Once in a while he'd come out with some hoary maxim, served up with a wry irony that did nothing to reduce the boredom quotient; or else he'd say, "I coulda been a contender," then glare meaningfully at the class as if there was some deeper-than-deep point they were all supposed to get.†
p. 41.9
Definition:
a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle