“The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen.”

“Desperate times call for desperate measures" is an aphorism which here means "sometimes you need to change your facial expression in order to create a workable disguise." The quoting of an aphorism, such as "It takes a village to raise a child," "No news is good news," and "Love conquers all," rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen, which is why we provide our volunteers with a disguise kit in addition to helpful phrases of advice.”

“We were, to quote the proverb, "The one dog who barks at nothing answered by a thousand dogs barking at something...”

“If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry. "That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya”

“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?”

“The business of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable" was one of the aphorisms his boss liked to quote.”