“DON’T TREAT me as a child,I might treat you as an adult.Treat me as a friendand I’ll treat you as one.”

“You don't treat me like a child."He smiled. "Of course I do, but you seem to have this ridiculous notion that being treated like a child means to be treated with less respect than an adult.”

“Ninety percent of the children’s books patronize the child and say there’s a difference between you and me, so you listen to this story. I, for some reason or another, don’t do that. I treat the child as an equal.”

“No one is going to know about this, or should I be more explicit?""Yes," she replied sharply. "I am brilliantly cunning and stupidly dense at the same time.Do continue treating me like a child.""Your sarcasm is uncalled-for.""I disagree.Actually,I will probably disagree with you henceforth whether I agree with you or not! I can behave like a child if you insist on treating me like one.”

“However we treat the child, the child will treat the world.”

“I been with strangers all day and they treated me like family. I come in here to family and you treat me like a stranger.”