["It would have happened even without Facebook."] "I disagree."

—Well, anyway ... Why would you lie?

"I have to disagree with you."

—People are living in different stages of history.

"I think we can agree to disagree."

—If not, that's good.

"I don't disagree."

—I was born on the right side of the day.

"You used to know how to write. Now you are pushing trash!? You should be fired and replaced by somebody who has some clue what he's doing." (–Hate mail to David Pogue, June 21, 2012)

—Have you ever looked at yourself in a mirror? ... Petty, sniveling, ruthless, horrible? ... No one is consumed by hatred unless they are terribly hurt ... When your heart's on fire, you light up the world.

"Jump!" [You're on a rooftop]

—If you find my mind, don't tell me! ... Am I losing my mind?

"I'll pay you ten bucks for a jump."

—It's not recommended ... If could damage the vehicle ... Our company doesn't allow it ... It'll burn out a three thousand dollar computer ... Call Triple A ... Lightning bolts! ... I'm not nice at my own expense ... Not anymore.

"I need you to help jump my truck."

—Whatever you say, man! ... I'll never be as good as Dad!

"I think you stole it!" [His high school ring]

—That isn't very Christian ... You're good already so you don't have to try to be good ... A given ... I'll take your advice to counsel ... I'll have to review it with an attorney.

"He's extremely fragile."

—Everyone has to treat you a certain way! ... Oh, he's a different case ... We'll see ... You've been wrong before.

"How'd you get into that?"

—Lightning bolts!

"It's interesting – How'd you get into that?"

—It's in my blood.

"How'd you wind up here?"

—My parents had sex – Isn't that the way it happens?

"It was so calm [In the previous school administration], and you could teach. No one was constantly looking over your shoulder." (–A teacher in a Midwestern elementary school, in a formal group teachers' meeting, making obliquely sarcastic comments to test the waters, as reported by John Tierney in "Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?" The New York Times, 3 November 2009)

—Oh, it's you! Sneaking around, huh? ... It's not as bad as it was.

"Penny: In choir that girl was sitting in front of us and we kept going, 'Moo.' ... Karen: We were going, 'Come here, cow; come here, cow.' ... Bonnie: I know. She is one ... Penny: She looks like a big fat cow ... Julie: Who is that? ... Bonnie: That girl on the basketball team ... Penny: That big red-headed cow ... Julie: Oh, yeah. I know. She is a cow." (–A group of eighth-grade girls in the cafeteria discussing an overweight classmate whose breasts they consider too large for her age, as reported by John Tierney in "Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?" The New York Times, 3 November 2009)

—It's getting squirrellier and squirrellier ... If you think about it, a squirrel is just a fancy kind of rat.

"It's an organization for real men." [The Masons]

—It's inspiring, isn't it? – Just follow the rules.

"Whether he is celibate or not, the person who views himself as a 'homosexual person,' rather than as a person called to be a spiritual father – that person should not be a priest." (–The Rev. David Toups, the director of the secretariat of clergy, consecrated life and vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

—They're really bossy, aren't they? ... Those people have no sense of humor ... What size is it?

«Dealing with insults from therapists»

—Now that's a shock to the artistic mechanism ... Think about it! ... That intensity is good because you realize you've been holding onto it for a very long time and you're letting it out.

"What do you think our relationship is built on?"

—A little peace and quiet.

"Your friends are not always who you think they are."

—All your base are belong to us ... You are on the way to destruction ... HA, HA, HA, HA.

"A little superficial, isn't it?"

—From your point of view.

"What is your problem? – You have all the advantages in the world."

—You have to play through.

"I understand ... You're not your brother's keeper."

—Don't allow yourself to wonder what you'll do next, and then you'll live into it.

"All it means is, you have more time to sit in front of a computer and play games."

—A child molester may attack you.

"Larry, you're being inappropriate. You really are." (–Carrie Prejean, being pressed for information about a dispute on Larry King Live. In an 11 November 2009 interview, Mr. King asked the former Miss California USA why she had dropped her claims of religious discrimination, libel and slander against the Pageant. He insisted;. "Why settle since you had a fight to carry on?")

—It's like the time of Edison, but to the thousandth.

"You're being extremely inappropriate." (–Carrie Prejean)

—Long range ... Not many people have knapsacks at forty thousand feet.

"That's inappropriate."

—It's funny who wants to get stuck on the farm and who doesn't.

"Who did you used to be?" [Belittling "Elderspeak"]

—A naked stranger ... Too bad Janice Joplin died ... Big shots! ... Navajo ... They all think I'm weird because I'm not seeking status in a prescribed manner.

"Jesus, you were stalking me now?"

—You could hire an illegal immigrant.

"You're so superficial."

—How easy it is to do things without doing anything.

"Got passed up again?"

—You don't have to strive to be alive, because you are.

"Who needs you?"

—Bitchy rednecks ... I don't even care anymore.

"I feel naked."

—It's better if you don't freeze it.

[Someone on the cell phone, looking at you, though not talking to you after all]

—There's a lot that's going on.

"Who knows what their rules are." [Wacky drivers]

—Be careful.

"Hey, who do you go to for taxes?"

—Lucky for you people still get married.

"Are you dating someone from Danville?"

—You don't know how lucky I am.

"Why do people become ugly as they grow old?"

—There's a reason people drink wine in France.

"Oh! I thought you were Matt Schnider." [Who has a reputation for leaving work early]

—He may feel it's the only way to relate to you.

"I heard the landlord telling you he was going to replace the back door."

—Like a Daisy Cutter – all mixed up.

"I overheard the conversation."

—The fact too good to check.

"Have you ever heard of the American Vietnam War? American GI? Boom!"

—When I was little.

"Hey, Richard, how's it hanging?"

—The die is cast, as they say.

"Uh-oh! Trouble in paradise?"

—The ones who bray at the moon whenever the sun is out?

"Oh, I saw your card; it's very nice. Did you scan a picture of Sam and then trace it?"

—You can't scare me.

"I was just wondering; my students do that."

—That must be disappointing.

"Excuse me, are you the lady in charge of the coffee?" (–spoken to Naomi Halas, Rice University)

—Oh, I like your work very much.

"I don't want to put something on the web, where it will be seen as inconsequential by people of power and influence, ignored by inconsequential people, or even read by inconsequential people – I want to exert my will upon the people of influence ... upon the movers and shakers!"

—One of these days they'll change your name to Alcoa.

"He's nothing; he's really inconsequential." [Your father]

—That's the trouble with having a lot of money.

"You copycat!"

—Just like you.

"I'm an atheist."

—What strikes your awe?

"I pity you."

—Not all tears are the same.

"What are you doing for Thanksgiving?"

—Feeding a child – That's the definition of good.

"Well, it's really not cheating – He just didn't cite all the sources."

—That's a real help.

"Are you a showgirl or a stripper?"

—You know, I never thought of that – We're getting a screen.

"Well, you're a San Francisco taxi driver – You're a tourist when you drive over here."

—It doesn't have to be good – It's what you're doing.

"Everything you're saying is a dodge."

—And you don't even wonder why.

"Before she died, your mother told the entire town you were gay."

—Deeply concerned.

"I like your faggot shoes."

—Tell me about it!

"You wouldn't touch my wife, would you?"

—Not without your go-ahead.

"I really feel sorry for Gina."

—I try and stay out of the way.

"How's she feel about that?"

—It's really deep.

"Don't you think she's a saint?"

—I've always thought that.

"I must be losing my mind!"

—Never again!

"However, I've also said a few other things about Evans' book: that when I prescribe that book to my clients, I also tell them that I think the author is herself angry (self-righteous), and is too hard on abusers (does not understand them). I've written articles about being 'stuck in anger' and being in 'VictimThink' based on my take of her work. This is only a partial summary of my mostly negative take of her work (except as per above), which I've written about across the site. My impression has only strengthened based on how she handled Becky's e-mail warning and how she (didn't) handle me. Add self-important to my laundry list. Ps: You don't have to agree with me."

—Just like the pyramids.

"You're not my therapist."

—I don't have a beak.

"That's alright." [Refusing your business card]

—I could live without the whole thing.

"No sale, not today."

—Some do, some don't.

"Close, but no cigar."

—Just lighting a match is nothing if it doesn't light up the whole world.

"All these seats are saved."

—That's what happens.

[Someone playing favorites and not playing fair]

—The same to you!

["What line of work are you in?"] "Who, me?"

—And watch yourself at all times!

"Who asked you?"

—I don't think I would be interested.

"The last person who did that was Alan Hevisi."

—This is between you and me.

"Hey Icarus, who was the girl in the car with you?"

[See Icarus and the Gutter Snipe]

"Sir! Sir! Who is your employer?" [From some self-styled security guard]

—There's not many, so it doesn't matter.

"You don't know who I am."

—Only psychotic people don't see behind things.

"Who the fuck do you think you are?"

—A stork brought you, but a blackbird smashed me on the Earth.

"He was in the sock drawer the whole time."

—Is your foot over Bugs Bunny's hole?