“The shortest distance between two points is often unbearable.”
“A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points.”
“The shortest distance between two points is always under construction. ”
“The shortest distance between two points is the line from me to you.”
“The latter think the shortest distance between two points is from a blonde to a bed.”
“Third Doctor: A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting”