- Mary Richards: [Mary and Rhoda are sharing dinner at Mary's, discussing the possibility of WJM's strike, which Rhoda says is almost definite. Mary - being management - is upset; she'll have to cross the picket line] Go ahead, Rhoda, make jokes, but when I have to cross that picket line, believe me, it's not gonna be any fun.
- Rhoda Morgenstern: Hey, look, Mary, I'm sorry. I know it isn't funny to you, and it's not gonna be pleasant what you gotta do. But, life isn't easy... when you're a dirty, rotten scab.