Quoting from 2 pages impossible, cancel button missing

1. I was trying to quote from 2 pages to in to one post. It was impossible 2. I tried to cancel one of them,then I realise the cancel button is missing. I noticed that cancel button is there beside submit reply now with this post i am writing but it wasn't there with my earlier post Oh i can see a difference, it seems a reply deosn't have a cancel option but a topic has