“If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?”

“A happy network medium has nothing whatsoever to do with a TV psychic”

“Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?”

“Also, I need some duct tape, a shovel, and Brandon's phone number...”

“The small scale of the groups within such networks helps them remain agile, while the many-to-many ties in the larger network ensure that even if 10 percent or 20 percent of its membership is eliminated, the network as a whole will continue to function. "How many times have we killed the number three in al-Qaeda? In a network, everyone is number three," notes [US Naval Postgraduate School professor of defense analysis Dr. John] Arquilla, dryly.”

“I [dad] spent hours on the phone. Do you know with whom?' 'One of those psychic hotlines?' Dad gritted his teeth. 'If only...”