Children are capable of such open rudeness.
You are the smartest children i know. You just don't beleive it.
Remember the White Knight.
Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.' For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry?
What is life without laughter?
In other words, you are our last possible hope. You are our only hope.