- James Sidas: It's lonely, isn't it?
- Dr. Gregory House: It's not that bad.
- James Sidas: Then you're not that smart.
- Dr. Robert Chase: What are you so excited about?
- Dr. Gregory House: Why wouldn't I be? Got all my starters back, plus a couple of first-class free agents. I feel like Mike Tomlin.
- [Tomlin look-alike Foreman glares at him]
- Dr. Gregory House: Probably not as much as you do, but... you get the idea.
- Dr. Chris Taub: It's too hard to think?
- James Sidas: No. Just unpleasant. No matter what I did, it really wasn't good enough. Then I met Dora. She didn't care how smart I was, or what I might accomplish in the future. It was the first time in my life that I was *really* happy. So I decided I'd rather be happy than smart.
- Dr. Chris Taub: [Reading some of James's notebooks] This isn't some homework assignment his parents forced on him. This is passion. Why would he want to stop doing this?
- Dr. Robert Chase: Marriage destroyed his soul.
- Dr. James Wilson: Have you considered the possibility that this is a fake address.
- Dr. Gregory House: You think she'd send me to a vacant lot for Thanksgiving dinner?
- Dr. James Wilson: If she's smart.
- Dr. Gregory House: She is. So I ran it through Motor Vehicles. Good as gold.
- Dr. James Wilson: This *cannot* end well.
- Dr. Gregory House: Don't want it to end well. You should come as my date. You're not gonna want to miss this.
- Dr. Robert Chase: Why does everyone assume that everyone works in the *exact* same way?
- Thirteen - Dr. Hadley: We pretty much do. Our egos want us to think we're all snowflakes, no two alike. But really we all want the same things: love, forgiveness... chocolate.
- Dr. Gregory House: I feel like Mike Tomlin. Probably not as much as you do, but you get the idea.
- [Dr. House looks at Dr. Eric Foreman who looks exactly like Mike Tomlin]
- Dr. Gregory House: Guess I deserved it.
- Dr. Robert Chase: Well, if I thought that, I wouldn't be apologizing.
- Dr. Gregory House: Your fist slipped?
- Dr. Robert Chase: Everyone kept bugging me. Asking if I was okay.
- Dr. Gregory House: So you busted my nose to keep people off your back?
- Dr. Robert Chase: Pretty much.
- Dr. Gregory House: Making people even more worried about you.
- Dr. Robert Chase: Maybe, but at least they're not talking to me about it.
- Dr. Gregory House: ...Fair enough.
- Dr. Robert Chase: Cheers.
- Ed Beringer: [looking at a book jacket] Wait, hang on a second. This guy is you. I saw a profile Nova did on you. You're like the youngest guy to ever graduate MIT.
- James Sidas: Standards were lower back then.
- Dr. Robert Chase: I know what you're trying to do, and I appreciate it. But I've got it under control.
- Dr. Eric Foreman: That's what you said about the Dibala incident. Obviously you didn't.
- Dr. Robert Chase: And talking about it made it so much better.
- Dr. Eric Foreman: TTP's a better fit.
- Thirteen - Dr. Hadley: He's right.
- [Everyone stares at Thirteen]
- Thirteen - Dr. Hadley: What? You thought I wouldn't agree with him... ever?
- Dr. Eric Foreman: You really think you'd be happier with someone who could spell better?
- James Sidas: [Slight chuckle] No. That's the problem. I'm the one who's a jerk. But I owe her everything. I want to *want* to be with her. And when I'm clear, I... I can't.
- Dr. Gregory House: What about you? Got any predictable drivel you'd like to add?
- Dr. Robert Chase: I think they've given you enough already.
- Dr. Gregory House: Well at least they're trying. They're not just sitting there like roadkill. Give me something! Give me something or I'll get your ex-smarter half on the phone and ask her!
- Dr. Eric Foreman: House.
- [Chase rises, and walks to House and punches him]