It was said that he
wrote the book on the subject in three parts: one for beginners, another for advanced students, and the last for himself which he alone could understand.
wrote the book on the subject in three parts: one for beginners, another for advanced students, and the last for himself which he alone could understand.— Fly by Michael Veitch
Otto Palindrome: Palindrome here, sir; sorry to disturb you.
The Head: That's alright. I was just, as usual, thinking.
Otto Palindrome: Sir, we've got a bit of a headache down here.
The Head: Don't tell me about headaches, Palindrome.
Otto Palindrome: No sir.
The Head: I wrote the book on headaches!
The Head: That's alright. I was just, as usual, thinking.
Otto Palindrome: Sir, we've got a bit of a headache down here.
The Head: Don't tell me about headaches, Palindrome.
Otto Palindrome: No sir.
The Head: I wrote the book on headaches!
— Quark, "Pilot"
Hermes: I request an emergency sort-and-file, under regulation-
Bureaucrat 1.0: Uh-dut-dut! Don't quote me regulations! I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to change the color of the book that regulation's in! (dramatic zoom-in) We kept it grey.
Bureaucrat 1.0: Uh-dut-dut! Don't quote me regulations! I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to change the color of the book that regulation's in! (dramatic zoom-in) We kept it grey.
—Futurama, "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back"
