“First of all—and you should know this by now—there’s nothing whatsoever that’s passive-aggressive about me. I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. Second, as much as I may not like it—which I don’t, by the way—I’ll respect the thirty-yard rule because it’s important to you. You’re important to me. So what’s important to you is important to me. It’s important you understand that,”