Candidate for the best line in literature: Sister Carlotta in Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card.
Sister Carlotta is trying to get a military man to admit one of her young charges to a training program, but the boy has a bad leg.
Sister Carlotta: "If he passes your exacting intellectual and personality requirements, it is quite possible that for a minuscule portion of the brass button or toilet paper budget of the I.F., his physical limitations might be repaired."
Military Man: "I never knew nuns could be sarcastic."
Sister Carlotta: "I can't reach you with a ruler. Sarcasm is my last resort."
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