- Leopold Nettle: You know, it's funny, but when I run out of excuses for putting off writing and I really make up my mind to start, I stumble over the first banality. Pencil or pen? Which paper? And this thing.
- Suzana: What thing?
- Leopold Nettle: This cycle thing.
- Suzana: What's that?
- Leopold Nettle: My thoughts just go round in a loop.