Candy spoke to the bartender, though she was looking at her glass as she did so. “You know, I heard once there was this guy in ancient times, maybe he was a wise man or something, but anyway I heard a quote from him that really stuck with me. ‘Life is just one crushing disappointment after another until you just wish Flanders was dead.’ I don’t know who Flanders was, but I think I’m glad he’s dead anyway. Smug bastard.” She took an overgenerous sip of her drink.