Leland: Well, it's a little early for Christmas carols, isn't it?
Lois: Leland, I think we got off on the wrong foot earlier. Obviously, this job is very important to you. Who knows where you could find another that commands respect and power. You know, it would be such a shame if somehow you got fired and had to go back home where your older brother and sister get all the attention that you deserve. Do you really want to risk that for a 75-cent candy bar?
Leland: You really have me pegged... Except for what you're forgetting is, the lower the stakes, the greater the thrill from the arbitrary exercise of power. If this were a one-cent candy bar, I'd be on the moon. I happen to be a control freak. If you get me fired, I'll just find some other job where I can be a control freak. Kinko's is looking for a night manager. Either way, I've already written negative-evaluation e-mails of these kids to the Office of Admissions. All I have to do is hit "Send." [teens run off]
Scott: She overloaded a wall socket, too!
Paula: We're just like the bulls in Pamplona.
Leland: Now, you. Any freshman Psych major can see it's obvious life didn't pan out the way you thought it would, so now to make up for it, you have to run your kid's life.
Malcolm: [to camera] I don't know who to root for.
Leland: The simple truth is, you're just too afraid to let go of the one thing in your life that may be a success. But, hey, you don't have to take my word for it. Why don't we just ask the other mothers here and see what they think? Oh, that's right. There are no other mothers here. You just cost this floor their electricity privileges. [lights go out]