Woman to 6-year-old kid:
"Do you like to paint?"
Kid:
"I prefer oil pastels."
-Overheard on the Plaza
"Who the fuck reads the owner manual on a stolen car, anyway?"
-Man to his friends on West San Francisco Street.
A daughter, about 7 years old, whining to her mother as they leave the La Fonda:
"Why do I have to go to school?"
Mother:
"So you won't be ignorant!"
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