- Edith Iglauer: I can't die now, my obit wouldn't be long enough.
- John Daly: The boat's about to sink, you're worried about your obituary?
- Edith Iglauer: You're right, I'm shallow.
- William Sanders: [the new editor's policy] The attention span of the American public is zip. That means shorter articles, and not so dense.
- John Daly: What do you think of fishing so far?
- Edith Iglauer: In the words of Mark Twain, fishing is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other end.
- Edith Iglauer: I can't die now, my obit wouldn't be long enough.
- Edith Iglauer: The boat's about to sink, you're worried about your obituary?
- John Daly: You're right, I'm shallow.
- Edith Iglauer: When I was younger, I wanted to write the great American novel.
- John Daly: What happened?
- Edith Iglauer: Didn't have the money.
- John Daly: What about now?
- Edith Iglauer: Don't have the time.