- Mark Olé: [after explaining his cooperation with Thrush] It will be my personal revenge. A vendetta against the know-nothings.
- Napoleon Solo: Vendetta?
- Mark Olé: When I was young, I was the first artist to paint magnificent pictures with no meaning. Neo-non-objectivism. They were actively ignored.
- Napoleon Solo: All geniuses are ahead of their contemporaries. It's just a matter of time before the world catches up to you.
- Mark Olé: [Not realizing Solo's false praise] You understand!
- Beatnik: If I knew then what i know now / I'd know a whole lot more. / I kissed the ground she walked upon, / And now my lips are sore.