From the Desk of Archibald Hopper:

An Exercise in Calm Rebuttals

Dear Mr. Gold,

I don't keep a diary. I don't even keep a journal (like you). If my speech about competition bothered you, why didn't you speak up? That's what I'm here for. It concerns me that you think only the competitive can win. It doesn't just make me worry about how you might treat others; it makes me worry that you might be beating up yourself as a result, for not being competitive enough or for not being competitive enough in the past.

Please stop writing in my notes now.

-Dr. Hopper.