In reference to Aisha’s difficulty with housebreaking: “I’d hate to think you bought an incontinent dog.”

When I mentioned that I really liked not working, he replied: “Yeah, retirement is good. Retirement is definitely good. But most people wait until they’re older.”

I mentioned that I had wanted to buy a bottle of wine the other day, but had forgotten my license. He asked if I had shown them my tattoo to prove my age, and inquired: “I mean, who would go through the trouble of putting ‘1984’ on their neck if it wasn’t the year they were born?”