Bad circumstances have a way of ruining things that would otherwise be pleasant.
The last time I saw you I was trying to throw thumbtacks into your cradle!
Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries.
It seemed to me that every adult did something terrible sooner or later. And every child, I thought, sooner or later becomes an adult.
The real Santa Claus is at the mall.
Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.