Mary: Well, what I've learned from this book is that "On the Ferris wheel of life, I am the carny holding the throttle." I choose not to break up with you.
Dick: Really? Can you do that?
Mary: Yeah. Yeah. I think you have a tendency to underestimate the--the sickness of the co-dependent relationship. And we're in one, mister, and you're not going anywhere.
Dick: In that case, I need to, uh, uh... "Step off the desperation treadmill and frolic through the forest of solitude with my self elf."
Mary: Self elf? What the hell is that?
Dick: For your information, it is the sprightly inner happiness that you achieve when you spend time with your loving and supportive self, but you would know that if you had read the book.
Mary: I'm at the helm. I'm at the helm.
Dick: Calm, calm, happy, happy.