“Words” quotes from 7th Heaven

I think you better tell me what's going on.

Lucy

Ruthie's new teacher has been calling her stupid. She asked me not to say anything, but...

She called her what?

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Ruthie says you asked the class who the first president was, and when she answered Abraham Lincoln, you called her stupid.

[chuckles] No. I didn't say that. I told her that her answer was stupid. There's a difference.

She's eight. She doesn't know the difference.

Ah. I think I see where this is coming from. Every parent wants to believe their child is perfect. But in reality, most of the time the apple just doesn't fall far from the tree.

Did you just call me stupid?

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I think it's time for you to go.

I'm not going anywhere.

Don't make me call the principal!

Oh, go ahead, make my day! Call the principal. Go ahead!

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Nothing justifies calling a child stupid. Nothing.

You have your opinion, and I have mine.

Yes, but your opinion is wrong!

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Well, it turns out there was no mistake. Miss Riddle has been calling Ruthie stupid.

What?

Yeah, and when I confronted her about it, she acted like it was nothing.

Unbelievable.

She called me stupid, too.

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Do you know why I got so mad at your teacher?

Ruthie

Because she was mean to me?"

Yes. But also because when Ms. Riddle hurt your feelings and made you feel like you weren't smart, then school and learning became a bad thing. And if that happens enough, it won't be long before you don't like school at all. And that would be wrong. Because learning should always be enjoyable. And school should be like this safety zone where students not only learn about the stars, but reach for them as well.

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[about Bobby] Do you know him?

I know of him. He's new at school. He's not very popular.

Why is that?

Everyone thinks he's weird.

Because of his outbursts, like the one in church today?

The jocks really make fun of him, especially Brian, the captain of the football team. He calls him Spazz Man. (Eric gives him a look) Well, I don't call him that!

Do you remember when I told you that all is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing?

Yes. [pauses] Let me guess. I'm the good man doing nothing.

Good and smart.

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Bill!

BBill

Look, you don't understand, okay? Nobody understands!

I'm trying to...

BBill

Please just leave me alone! Please!

I want to understand. Your wife wants to understand. Hey, I'm here, but you have to open up to somebody. You have a lot of pain and anger. You can't keep it bottled up inside, or else you'll explode.

BBill

When I was growing up, I had a cousin with Tourettes. We didn't know it at the time, but later, we found out that was what he had. He had these horrible facial tics. I teased him all the time. I was really just mean. I tortured him relentlessly.

I'm not quite sure I follow.

BBill

I just can't stand to think there's some kid out there doing that to Bobby. Torturing him, making his life a nightmare, the way I did to my cousin. I mean, every time I look at him....it just reminds me of how badly I've acted in the past. Look, I did the research. Tourettes is hereditary, so basically, Bobby is the way he is because of me! You know, ADD I could deal with, but this, you know...I just don't think I can bear it.

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Hey! I think we have Biology together.

GGirl

What are you doing?

I'm talking to you.

GGirl

Why? So you can distract me, and your friends can do something behind my back, and then you can all laugh at me some more?

I don't laugh at you.

GGirl

You hang out with Laurel and those jerks she calls friends, don't you?

Sometimes. Look, I'm just trying to...

GGirl

Do you have any idea how much you and your friends hurt my feelings? Do you think I'm deaf? Sometimes I wish I was, because then I wouldn't hear every little whisper and nasty comment that comes my way.