From "Occam's Razor"

[Cut to House entering the clinic.]                                                                              Cuddy: You’re half an hour late.                                                                                House: Busy case load.                                                                                           Cuddy: One case is not a “load”.                                                                              House: So, how are we doing on cotton swabs today?  If there’s an acute shortage I could run home –                                                                                                               Cuddy: [looks at his leg] No, you couldn’t.

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House: The patient could have died.                                                                          Cuddy: The one with the pulled muscle.                                                                     House: Well, those symptoms are consistent with a dozen other conditions.  I, you know, I, I’m entitled to a consult!                                                                                           Cuddy: You are not getting out of clinic duty.                                                                   House: Oh, come on.  You’ve got a hundred other idiot doctors in this building who go warm and fuzzy every time they pull a toy car out of a nose, you don’t need me here.           Cuddy: No, I don’t, but working with people actually makes you a better doctor.        House: When did I sign up for that course?                                                              Cuddy: When did I give you the impression that I care? [pause]                                House: Working in this clinic obviously instills a deep sense of compassion.  [He starts to walk out.]  I’ve got your home number, right?  In case anything comes up at 3 o’clock in the morning.                                                                                                                  Cuddy: It’s not going to work.  You know why?  Because this is fun.  You think of something to make me miserable, I think of something to make you miserable: it’s a game!  And I’m going to win, because I got a head start.  You are already miserable.

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