Honest. It's almost always best to go with honest. It means you never have to worry about getting your story straight.

Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar

No rest for the wicked, Bob, and that means that we can't slack off either, or they'll outwork us.

Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect.

Are you always a smartass?' Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.

Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger. Either way, pain leaves its mark, and everything important that will ever happen to you in life is going to involve it in one degree or another.

It is the prerogative of wizards to be grumpy. It is not, however, the prerogative of freelance consultants who are late on their rent, so instead of saying something smart, I told the woman on the phone, "Yes, ma'am. How can I help you today?