“The handy thing about being a father is that the historic standard is so pitifully low.”
“There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.”
“The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.”
“Nowadays the standards had plummeted so far that I failed even at being a failure. I silently packed up. Nothing else was left. They had even robbed me of self-pity”
“The wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.”
“Damn it. I don't know how to be a husband, or father. But since your standards in both areas seem to be relatively low, I may have half a chance at pleasing you.”