— God doesn't take vacations, does he?
— Did you ever hear of the Dark Ages?
I need to get out of town. You know, I think I need some peace and quiet or whatever it is people go away for.
La civilisation se mesurera aux mois de vacances que les travailleurs arracheront aux patrons.
One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster.
— I already had a vacation. With you, remember?
— That was barely an afternoon.
— And Blake got arrested.
— That was bound to happen eventually.