I’ll beat you with a ladder, so in my defense I can say, “I didn’t hit him! Look at those bruises. They are consistent with those of someone who clearly fell down some steps.

“I want a house that costs somewhere in the neighborhood of any other neighborho…”

“When I’m not eating, sleeping, working, or doing a hundred other things, I’m ma…”

“I wish I had five wives, one for each day of the workweek. This would leave me …”

“Pain produces progress. So if you truly love me, you will try to hurt me as muc…”