Petita bonica, lireta liró. Rossignol que vas a França, rossignol. Nightingale on your way to France, send me a score above 160. Naturally I want a score above 170 but that would be lagniappe. Above 160 is good, rossignol.
Student: I failed because I did not do homework. Two years at this university and I have a 3.0 based on what I knew from high school. But in this class the examination was based on the homework, so I failed.
Z: Yes, I knew that would be the case two months ago, since you did not have the book. Therefore, rather than read your examination more assiduously than I did, I have been clearing out my own books.
Z: There are some books I should give away but cannot, as they are mementos. Always for me, being in Spanish, studying Spanish, meant choosing to live over the Alternative, and I cannot let go of the books which remind me of this.
Z: So that, Student, is the difference between me and you. I acquired the books and read them, and you did not. Evidently we each had our reasons for doing as we did. Vistosa y perra suerte. Ay estudiantico, te odio con calma y ternura.
Axé.