It isn't wise to be rude to one's mother. She knows everything about your childhood that is potentially embarassing.
It's only gossip if you repeat it. Until then, it's gathering information.
Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive.
Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace.
Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer.
There will always be bad times... It's the getting back up again that counts." - Gallen in "Intrigues