“He did a very good impression of a stone column.”
“My novel is about the history of the world, told from the point of view of a column of stone.”
“Very impressive. Where did you learn that?"Made it up just now.”
“He was a windbag. He made a great many orations, and I imagine he did a very good job, but he was still a windbag”
“Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.”
“You did good Roza. Very good. Now sleep.”