why are you reading that, says alice. because the dormouse says we were wet, and this was the driest thing i know. [laughter] i have improved. charlie: but you also said about justice scalia, you said he suffered from a good writer's disease. justice breyer: i have said that. you have to be careful of that. the job of a judge in an appellate court is, in an opinion, to explain the reasons why he or she reached this opinion. now, i don't think that calls for or requires what you might be able to do in terms of great phrasing. if you can do that, it can be an advantage. what i meant -- when nino and i -- and i miss nino, i do -- we would appear together, and