I maintain that foes are very nice people as long as a reasonable distance separates oneself and them, whereas a friend in need or in his cups can reach you across mountains of glass and lakes of fire, with which remark I shall now close, Simply pausing to add that compared to a friend at the front door I find foes at a reasonable distance rather restful, and from now on I shall ever think of them as Comme Il Fauts.
— Огден Нэш