V~Its like he's giving you the rose and not telling you about the thorns, even though you're asking him for them.

S~It's like he's giving me the rose without the thorns at all.

V~*after a pause* I find it so much easier to talk in metaphors, don't you?

S~I think they were made for this very purpose-for simplifying conversation.

*Between platforms 3 and 4 at VT station on one crowded evening. The fountainhead of many inspiring and life-changing conversations. S is me, btw.