Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

A short story is the shortest distance between two points; a novel is the scenic route.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line

There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points.