Patty Pryor quotes from American Dreams

Meg

No, it's not me, because you see, Jimmy and me are...

Patty

Jimmy and I.

Meg

Patty, I'm trying to be nice here!

Patty

[sarcastically] Sorry.

Patty

Who won best couples?

Luke

What's best couples?

Meg

How did you know about that?

Patty

It was in TeenZine. [to Luke] You can write in and vote for your favorite couples on Bandstand. Who won?

Meg

Um, Jim and Shelley, and David and Kathryn, and me.

Patty

You and Jimmy Riley?

Luke

Who's Jimmy Riley?

Patty

Last year the couples kissed. Are you gonna kiss? You and Jimmy Riley?

Luke

I repeat, who's Jimmy Riley?

Patty

That's Meg's partner on Bandstand. They went on a date once-

Meg

Patty!

Patty

Meg gave him a black eye.

Meg

Who asked you?!

Patty

Actually, Luke did. She didn't mean to hit him. So, are you gonna kiss him?

Jack

Hey and tonight when the priest comes, all I want to hear from you is “Yes, Father,” and “No, Father.” Nothing else.

Patty

Yes, Father.

Eighth grade or seventh?

Patty

Yes, Father.

Well which is it?

Patty

No, Father.

Patty

Did Father Conte also tell you that Jesus got out of the fishing boat and walked on top of the water, and touched a blind man’s eyes and made him see?

How did you know?

Well didn’t he? Didn’t Jesus do all that stuff?

Heal people and all that?

Patty

How could he have healed anybody? They didn’t even have penicillin yet.