- Cliff Waters: [Cliff greets Sam's Dad, visiting from Tennessee] How do you do.
- Carter Jefferson Book: Cliff. Now, you're the fella that hits from the other side of the plate, right?
- Cliff Waters: I, uh, guess you could say that.
- Carter Jefferson Book: Well, now, don't get me wrong. My gay clientele is my best customers. They never know exactly what they want, so they'll just buy it all, worry about it later.
- Cliff Waters: [a bit miffed] Excuse me, but that's an unfair stereotype.
- Carter Jefferson Book: Oh? Are things different up here?
- Cliff Waters: [suddenly at a loss for words] I don't know, I'll have to get back to you on that.
- Lou Waters: Carter, Carter, Carter, hey, I used to be a salesman myself, you know.
- Carter Jefferson Book: Really!
- Lou Waters: Indeed I were. After the Army in '53, I sold shoes door to door.
- Carter Jefferson Book: Hmmmm. Why'd you give it up?
- Lou Waters: Sold 'em all.