“If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one.”
“So many people treat you like you're a kid so you might as well act like one and throw your television out of the hotel window.”
“-It isn't right. You treat others the way you want to be treated.-I am they treat you like shit so I treat them like shit. That's how they treat others, so I'm assuming that's how they want to be treated.”
“However, if you want to know how people would like to be treated, it's more helpful to look at how they themselves act than what they say.”
“If you don't want to be a victim, don't act like one.”
“One cannot toss ambassadors back like bad fish," said Eugenides. "You treat them with care, or you'll find you've committed an act of war.”