One of my techniques in writing stories is to take famous quotes and twist them around or play with them until they shatter on the floor.
Since I'm not making much way with Abraham Lincoln, let's delve into Christian folklore.
Gabriel landed at Heaven's gates and screamed with agony, tucking into a ball and clutching his shredded, bloody sandals."So, did you find out how many of you can dance on the head of a pin?" asked Jesus.
"The head of a pin?" groaned Gabriel. "Wait... that's the round flat part of it, right? And not the sharp pointy end?"
"You're going to need new sandals, aren't you?" Jesus sighed.
Gabriel crawled to the Quartermaster.
Jesus pulled out God's Big Ledger Of Mysteries, wrote "It takes two to tango" in it by Angels Dancing On Pinhead, and snapped it shut.