- Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Killerby: Now, Zachary, about your fear. You're just in really serious denial.
- Zack Greenburg: No, I'm not.
- [Zack is afraid to give a speech in class]
- Mrs. Coleman-Levin: Zack tried them all. He lost his notes. His dog ate his notes. He had laryngitis. His dog had laryngitis. Excuse after excuse.
- Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Killerby: Admitting that you have a problem is half the battle.
- Spencer Sharpe: I don't have the problem. Zack thinks only you can reverse the effects of your psycho-meddling.
- Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Killerby: It's called 'psychoanalysis', Spencer. Its proponents include Freud and Jung. What you embrace is called 'paranormality'. Its most famous proponent is some guy in Kansas who claims he has an alien implanted in his head.
- Spencer Sharpe: Hey, the literature supports it.
- Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Killerby: Keep up, Spence. You might want to see how we do things in the real world.