“Being asked whether it was better to marry or not, he replied, "Whichever you do, you will repent it."”

“This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. 'It is true', he replied, 'but you would do well not to believe it.”

“Are you seeing anyone romantically?" he inquired.
"No, I'm not," she replied.
"Good. Please keep it that way. Because I intend to ask you to marry me.”

“Diogenes, on being sold as a slave at Corinth, was asked by the auctioneer what he could do. "Rule men," he replied. "Do you suppose," asked the other, "that people want to buy masters?””

“Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at leisure, he replied, "God forbid that it should ever befall me!"”

“Do you, then, repent of not being a tyrant too?”

“While speaking in Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan, he was asked "Do you believe in God?" Tim Buck replied "Do you believe in Santa Claus?"”

“Where are you going?" he asked.

"To break someone's heart," I replied.”

“I’m doing badly, I’m doing well, whichever you prefer.”

“When Demaratus was asked whether he held his tongue because he was a fool or for want of words, he replied, "A fool cannot hold his tongue."”