127The Art of the Riposte
The clever comeback, like humor, works magic in battles with adversaries. With wit as your weapon you can defuse a tense situation. You lighten up. You trim your enemy’s sails and maybe even make the person smile.
When the high-minded food police publicly assault your culinary choices, borrow a Peter Burns line: “You are what you eat, and who wants to be a lettuce?” Or try “Hunger is not debatable,” a line attributed to Harry Hopkins. ...
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