“Do I have to talk to insane people?” “You’re a librarian now. I’m afraid it’s mandatory.” — Jasper Fforde

Having to mix with dimwits is hideously boring. Great-Uncle Mycroft put it best when he said that for a genius this planet is excruciatingly dull, only made briefly more illuminating when another genius happens along.

Sadly, a lifetime in law enforcement tends not to create a bunch of grateful villains happy that you have shown them the error of their ways, but rather a lot of disgruntled ne’er-do-wells eager for payback.

I don’t think God has any more idea than you or I about what’s going on.