I do something I never do in hotel rooms, which is to pick up the TV remote for a purpose other than hammering the “off” button. - Charles Stross

I don’t get enough practice at killing people to not feel bad about it; I hope I never do, although that’s looking like a forlorn wish these days.

Freedom?" The word tastes bitter. "What's freedom ever done for me? Seems to me I've been free almost all my life, but what has it gotten me? Really?"
She's silent for only a moment. "Ask not what it's gotten you, kid. Ask what it's saved you from."

In my experience, the best way to deal with such people is to politely agree with everything they say, then ignore them.