Yeah? Got a lot of 'em I guess. Been told that before in less fluffy terms. Thanks for that, by the way.

[He laughs at that, a rare sound from him if it's not for his closest friends or his daughter. But it's also an exhale, too. He doesn't normally indulge in philosophical talk. There are better suited people to the job... not him.]

The world is easier to make sense of when you can draw from things we understand. I've got enough doctorates to count where I likely don't need them, but where's the fun in that? Never cared for pompous doctors that lose their humanity anyway.