"To flirt with rescue when one has no intention of being saved..."

Send in the clowns.

(A Little Night Music)

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times - hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

(Marilyn Monroe, not sure if it's her own words or from a role she did)

"If I understand what is said, I distinguish the meaning of what is said from the manner it's conveyed"

(Nicholas Davey, "Hermeneutics of seeing")