Shakespeare
Lo, when the gallant knight did draw his sword,
And spake, “It is the longest I have known,”
The lady fair, with wit and jest, did say,
“That’s what she said,” then laughed as it was told.
Leo Tolstoy
In the grand manor of the Rostovs, amidst the evening’s light, the count, with a knowing smile, held forth a splendid loaf of bread. “This,” he declared, “is the largest I have ever seen.” Natasha, ever quick-witted, glanced up from her embroidery. “Indeed,” she murmured softly, her eyes twinkling with mischief, “that’s what she said.” The room, heavy with the weight of Russian aristocracy, echoed with restrained laughter, the jest a fleeting respite from the tumult of their lives.
Jack Kerouac
We were somewhere on the edge of the road, Dean and I, chasing the wild spirit of America, when he pulled out a map. “Man, this is the biggest spread I’ve ever seen,” he said, eyes wide with wonder. Marylou, lounging in the backseat, smirked and blew a wisp of smoke. “Yeah,” she said, voice lazy and cool, “that’s what she said.” The car hummed along, the road stretching infinitely ahead, laughter mingling with the roar of the engine as we chased the endless horizon.
Kurt Vonnegut
In the cluttered kitchen of an old Tralfamadorian house, Billy Pilgrim held up an alien device, marveling at its bizarre, oversized design. “This thing,” he said, “is the biggest I’ve ever seen.” Without missing a beat, Montana Wildhack, reclining nearby, quipped, “That’s what she said.” And so it goes. The universe, with its infinite absurdities, continued to spin, and the moment was but another grain of sand in the hourglass of time.