Those types of comments that lead off with a "by the way" of some witty quote has the effect of being dismissive in a pretty non-informative way. It's not that

Those types of comments that lead off with a "by the way" of some witty quote has the effect of being dismissive in a pretty non-informative way. It's not that I think that's your intent at all; I have no doubts about your sincerity. Just telling you what effect it has, at least to my eyes. :)