Quote from Dorothy in Bang the Drum, Stanley
Dorothy: I know Ma is faking. She is not really paralyzed. Rose: It's only natural for you to feel that way. At the counseling center we learn that the first reaction to catastrophe is denial. Dorothy: Rose, I am not in denial. Rose: Yes, you are. You're just denying you're in denial. Dorothy: Rose, I am not denying that I am in denial. Rose: If you're not denying you're in denial, then you're in denial. Dorothy: Look, fluffhead! Why should I deny being in denial when I never said I was in denial? You are the one who said I was in denial, and don't you deny it!