Here's a Mark Twain quote Brig will appreciate...
The importance of having vices...
A woman fell ill and the doctor came to see her. He examined her for a few minutes and then told her, "Madam, as long as you give up drinking, give up smoking, and stop carousing until all hours of the night you will be fine."
The woman was shocked and offended. She told the doctor, "Good Sir, I have never smoked, alcohol has never crossed my lips, and I never stay out late at night!"
The doctor stroked his chin, shook his head and said, "In that case madam, I'm afraid your doomed."
"Talk is Cheap, it takes money to buy your freedom and the taxman is knocking on the door." from Carnival World by Jimmy Buffett.