“Gossip” quotes from 7th Heaven

[gossiping in Church as Eric gives his sermon] I heard they sent Mary off to rehab.

I heard she's pregnant.

She had to get married.

No, she's in prison!

She just went crazy. They put her in an institution.

An institution? How could they have a daughter like that? The Camdens are such good people.

I heard Mary ran away, and they don't know where she is.

She's pregnant and she robbed Pete's Pizza.

No way!

It's all over town!

She stole money out of the register at the pool hall.

I heard she dropped a baby on its head.

Her baby, right?

I don't think so.

I heard she has a drinking problem. That's how she got pregnant. The drinking!

She was drinking and driving.

In the nude!

It's just another case of a good girl gone bad.

Eric

[unaware of the gossip going around] Amen.

Lucy

You told your principal that I have a learning disability, Simon doesn't talk, Matt lives in his car, Dad lost his job and Mom drinks? And how am I responsible for this?

Ruthie

Your friend Mike. He said that if people felt sorry for us, then they'd stop gossiping about Mary so that's what I did to make people feel sorry for us.

Lucy

Well, you made your principal feel sorry for us.

Ruthie

No, just like Mike said, I told someone in authority, someone people listen to. Mrs. McCool will tell other people. It'll work.

Lucy

I notice that you didn't tell your principal that you have any problems.

Ruthie

My problem is that I have you guys for a family!

Eric

We talked to Mrs. McCool.

Annie

Why would you make up stories about the family like that?

Ruthie

I thought that if I got people to feel sorry for us, they'd stop talking about Mary. I thought that if Mary knew everyone was talking about her, she wouldn't want to come home. I'm still mad at her for messing up, but I want her to come home.