I cheered, almost spilling my coffee. Remember, Mark, people who are trying to fudge the truth always try to treat dissimilar things as though they were similar, and similar things as though they were dissimilar. Don t let them get away with it. That helps, Professor T. Mark reflected a moment. But not in the way I expected.
Snappy comebacks are the last thing to worry about.
The great thing is to keep from needing a snappy comeback in the first place. So far we ve been talking about what the other guy said. Let s talk about what you said. Mark thought for a few moments. That was your mistake.