- Charlie Eppes: [reading the proof for Vanity Fair] His brother Don, a special agent in the Los Angelies office of the FBI believes Charles Epps has recently conquered the greatest challenge of friendship. 'Charlie and I has our issues growing up... '
- Don Eppes: Yeh, to say the least.
- Charlie Eppes: '... but if there is anything stronger than the bond between brothers its the bond between brothers who have become friends. Charlie's my friend'.
- Don Eppes: [Ross is drawing Charlie and Don in a back-to-back action-hero pose] You think someone actually might publish this?
- Ross Moore: An FBI agent who solves crimes with the help of his mathematician brother? It's great!
- Don Eppes: Aw, nobody would believe it.
- Charlie Eppes: [discussing Comic Books] Galactus? That's the guy who ate planets!
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Yeah, but he was stellar Darwinism. He was necessary to the survival of the universe.
- Charlie Eppes: What?
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: He was the third four, along with eternity and death.
- Charlie Eppes: Larry, he wanted to eat the earth.
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: But he didn't!