“Privilege, always the mark of elitism, is the restriction to a few (either on a financial, a racist or a sexist basis) of what a truly democratic milieu would extend to everyone. Thus wherever a privilege is a legitimate act of respect and consideration, what's required isn't the denial of it to those who already have it but the extension of it to all those who don't. (At this point, it should also be noted, it ceases to be a privilege and becomes what it should be : a human right.)”
“All names have been omitted to prevent undeserved infamy...”
“Well, the gondola operator—whose name was ‘Happy,’ I might add—failed to inform me that about sixty seconds into the trip, the floor under the section of car I was standing on was going to slide away.Turns out it was a really useful way of finding out which of the passengers suffers from acute acrophobia.”
“I want to kiss my brother for being so tactful. Rabbit looks grateful as well, and I can only imagine what it would be like to trot out your embarrassing 'enjo kosai' problem in front of your sister, your former love-interest of a couple of weeks, and her two siblings.”
“I like it because when people use a lot of poker lingo, it usually means they’ve been playing the game for a while. Which is why I immediately avoid those people.”
“I hear they’re all infected with chlamydia, which just goes to show that you really can’t tell who’s got the clam. I mean, look at a picture of a koala…tell me you’re not shocked.”