There is always the risk: something is good and good and good and good, then all at once it gets awkward.

“In the first century CE, Roman authorities punished St. Apollonia by crushing h…”

“I assume that, as usual, he is asking this question rhetorically, so I say noth…”

“You have a choice in this world, I believe, about how to tell sad stories, and …”

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”