Just something I read in a comedy/fantasy novel recently, which made me smile:
(Scene: A street in Ankh Morpork, pre-rebellion...)
A match flared in the dark, and they turned to see Vimes light a cigar.
"You'd like Freedom, Truth and Justice, wouldn't you, comrade sergeant?" said Reg encouragingly.
"I'd like a hard-boiled egg", said Vimes, shaking the match out.
There was some nervous laughter, but Reg looked offended.
"In the circumstances, sergeant, I think we should set our standards a little higher - "
"Well, yes, we could, said Vimes, coming down the steps. "But...well, Reg, tomorrow the sun will come up again, and I'm pretty sure that whatever happens we won't have found Freedom, and there won't be a whole lot of Justice, and I'm da*n sure we won't have found Truth. But it's just possible that I might get a hard-boiled egg..."
(In the end, Vimes got his hard-boiled egg - thinking small pays off )
Hope it makes you smile too... Mel
It's time to live, it's time to love, it's time to do what's afraid of
It's time to breathe, time to relieve, it's time to shine
