“What's humorous to me about using "bitch" as an insult is that it clearly illustrates just how marginalized women really are; for this singular insult stands to throw us out of the human species altogether, and quite literally, to the dogs.”

“A dog is not "almost human", and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such.”

“She'd tell me how she'd handle the backhanded compliment by smiling and pretending she was receiving a genuine compliment all the while ignoring their attempt to be insulting. After all, it's the way an insult is received that makes it an insult. You can't really give offense unless someone takes it.”

“I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.”

“The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.”

“There are two insults which no human being will endure: The assertion that he hasn't a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble.”