" Who was the leader of the North?”
“Lincoln.”
“No, he was the president.”
“Yes, which means he was the fucking leader of everyone.”
Mrs. Anderson's face clouded with anger. Oops. “You won't use that language in my classroom.”
“Could've fooled me,” he said, “because I thought I already did. "

― J.M. Darhower , Sempre (Sempre, #1)