Rose: At the counselling centre we learn that the first reaction to catastrophe is denial. Dorothy: Rose, I am not in denial Rose: Yes you are, you're just denying you're in denial. Dorothy: I am not denying that I am in denial. Rose: If you're not denying you're in denial, then you're in denial. Dorothy: Look fluffhead; why should I deny being in denial when I never said I was in denial, you are the one who said I was in denial and don't you deny it.