— Where do you want to have dinner

— Where do you want to have dinner? - he asked. — I've already arranged it, - I said, - Elaine's. His face twisted. — But I thought we'd just have dinner at some neighborhood place around the corner. I gave him one of my looks and said: — I don't have dinner at some neighborhood places around the corner. For a moment, it looked like it was going to be a standoff. Finally, he blurted out: — But I came on my bicycle, you see. I turned around and stared at the offending piece of machinery, which was tethered to a lamppost. — I don't think so, - I said.

Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City