Artemis: (shocked) Why, Doctor? This is a sensitive area. For all you know I could be suffering from depression. Doctor Po: I suppose you could. Is that the case? Artemis: (head in hands) It’s my mother, Doctor. Doctor Po: Yes? Artemis: My mother, she… Doctor Po: Your mother, yes? Artemis: She forces me to endure this ridiculous therapy when the school’s so-called counsellors are little better than misguided do-gooders with degrees.

Artemis: (shocked) Why, Doctor? This is a sensitive area. For all you know I could be suffering from depression. Doctor Po: I suppose you could. Is that the case? Artemis: (head in hands) It’s my mother, Doctor. Doctor Po: Yes? Artemis: My mother, she… Doctor Po: Your mother, yes? Artemis: She forces me to endure this ridiculous therapy when the school’s so-called counsellors are little better than misguided do-gooders with degrees.

– Eoin Colfer –

The Arctic Incident

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