- Joe Rossi: You know Ernie, you're the most arrogant, overbearing kid I ever met. I think that's why I like you.
- Charlie Hume: Heh, whatever happened to having the controversial stuff in the editorial page, and the funny stuff in the comics?
- Art Donovan: I don't know, sometimes the editorial page could be pretty funny.
- [fake laughter from Charlie and a smile from Lou]
- Marilyn Keefer: Well, they've taken away my whole reading list. I've- pretty soon the only book I'll be able to use around here is the Telephonebook.
- Hank Selby: I ain't had nothing good to say about politics since Nixon left office.
- Joe Rossi: Oh, you really like Nixon, huh?
- Hank Selby: No, I liked it when he left office.
- Hank Selby: There's no TV in the room, but you're welcome to watch that one any time.
- [indicating the TV set in hotel lobby]
- Joe Rossi: Oh, thanks, I think I'll just find myself an uncharred book and read myself to sleep.
- Marilyn Keefer: There are teachers in their classrooms who are terrified of saying the wrong thing. There are rumors that the intercoms are being used as two-way listening devices.
- Joe Rossi: That sounds like '1984'.
- Marilyn Keefer: Well, these students wouldn't know that, that's one of the books they banned.
- Marilyn Keefer: [having lost her teaching job, Marilyn is now working as a waitress] You know, really I sould be grateful to the Paul Revere Society for one thing.
- Joe Rossi: What's that?
- Marilyn Keefer: Before they came along, this place was topless.