I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet.
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

