might try for a doctorate in philosophy and become a teacher, as teaching is, after all, a form of show business. - Steve Martin

"The woman speaks, stops, then after what must have been a long speech by the person on the other end of the line, says, "... just remember, darling, it is pain that changes our lives." Mirabelle cannot fathom the meaning of this sentence, as she has been in pain her whole life, and yet it remains unchanged."

I just gave my cat a bath. Now how do I get all this fur off my tounge?

She had destroyed whatever was between us by making a profound gaffe: She met me.