Grace quotes from Joan of Arcadia

Grace

Tell your brother to stop with the after-shave. First, he has nothing to shave. Second, it smells like picked eggs. And third, he sits behind me and I'm allergic. I have like, one working sinus left.

Grace

You smell that? It's like essence of pimp.

Joan

Yeah, it's pretty bad. It's really girly. Hard to believe he's straight.

Grace

Hard to believe and hard to care.

Joan

You know, I know he's not your type, I know he isn't mine. (Grace gives her a look) If he weren't my brother. I'm more into athlete type. You know that's my thing. Football players, wrestlers. Abs. Big forearms.

Grace

Small cerebral cortex.

Adam

(in a whisper) Wrestlers?

Joan

Mind your own business.

Ahem. Pardon me, but the point of this afternoon is to pretend that you might one day make a valuable contribution to society. Perhaps you could play along. For example, Ms. Polk, you might want to look into journalism, which is a profession where they actually pay people to be cynical and disaffected.

Grace

Not since all the publications got consumed by media conglomerates who manipulate information and--

Go. And what career would you like to explore, Mr. Rove?

Adam

I want to do something soulless and corporate, Mr. Price.

Good choice.

Joan

Adam!

Joan

[Sigh] He's never going to forgive me.

Grace

The dude has a photographic memory. Everytime he thinks he might forgive you, the image of you smashing his artwork just pops into his head. Not that I've discussed it with him.

Grace

Y'know, this whole debate is a joke.

I have a very strong rebuttal.

Grace

Like it matters? No matter what happens in this debate, those metal detectors will still be there. They will still stop us and search us.

I would like you to leave, Miss Polk.

Grace

Oh, gee, remember free speech, Mr. Price?

Remember decorum? Manners? Civility?

Grace

Yeah, all the things that used to keep us down? Well guess what, today is about freedom.

Joan

You call what you are doing right now free speech?

You're not debating this young woman, Miss Girardi. I suggest you not deviate from the rules.

[In undertone to Glynis] We're so gonna win this debate.

Grace

That's right, Girardi. Party line - that's what it's about.

Alright, out!

Joan

And what's it about for you, Grace? Your idea of freedom is a world where everyone agrees with you?

Grace

You believe in this crap?

Joan

I don't know what I believe. I know Ramsey came in here with a gun. I know people could have died - you, me. You said I think like this because my father's a cop? Like that's bad? Yeah, my dad is a cop and you may think that makes him some kind of bigot, but he deals with those guns every day. This is not some political thing for him, this is reality. He's had them pointed at him and shoved in his face and that makes it real for me too, because every time I hear that the cops are in someplace and shots are fired, I wonder if I'm ever going to see my father again. I don't think we should have to, like, live in some prison - that sucks - but I do know we have to deal with this. We have to work something out. Even if it's not what we sort of believe in in the first place. I know I'm mouthing off, Mr Enfield, and I can't cite some report to back up my theories. I - this is just how I feel.

Joan

Do you even listen to music?

Grace

Nothing legal.