"Honey, I'm sorry. I can't make dinner with you and your mother tonight. I've got so much research I have to get done...."

"No Honey, tomorrow won't be good either. What I discover during my research tonight will need even further research tomorrow."

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."