“I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?”

“It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.”

“But your habits undergo no change in this pretense? Or do you think anyone was fooled yesterday by your so-called 'appointment' last night? That is what you told your mother, correct? That you had an appointment?"His eyes came back to hers. "Are we showing signs of jealousy again?""I'm asking a pertinent question," she said stiffly. "If you think this pretense is going to only be one-sided, then it ends now."Incredibly,his humor returned abruptly, his grin quite wide. "Before you start turning green, I suppose I must admit that appointment wasn't a good word for it, since it wasn't a scheduled meeting. I merely went to see my solicitor,and,no, he doesn't wear skirts."She ignored that ridiculous attempt at a joke.”

“A picture might be worth a thousand words but a good sentence is worth a thousand windows”

“Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.”

“I did what all good Iriah dads do when faced with a worthy adversary..I said Ask your mother!!”