Collected Stories2002

Ruth Steiner:
You crossed the line, sweetie. You crossed the line.

Lisa Morrison:
Why, because it involves you?

Ruth Steiner:
Yeah! I would think that would have something to do with it, yes. I was a fellow writer telling you these stories, not a longshoreman or a waitress. For God's sake, a fellow writer. It was a matter of professional courtesy, I would think. What was I supposed to do, uh, proclaim them off limits, plant a flag, get you to SIGN SOMETHING? You were my friend, god damn it!

Lisa Morrison:
I wish you wouldn't use the past tense!