Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom. - Elizabeth Peters

"I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family."
"Very boring, Emerson."

I have been accused of being somewhat abrupt in my actions and decisions, but I never act without thought; it is simply that I think more quickly and more intelligently than most people.

I knew the answer, and — of course — so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.