Abby Hagyard: Valerie Prevort, Librarian

Quotes 

• Marjorie Silcoff : How come I'VE got to stay and wash the dishes when Alasdair gets to watch TV just because he's a boy?

  Valerie Prevort : Being a boy has nothing to do with it, Marjorie. The last time Alasdair tried to wash dishes he accidently broke one. You're just better at it.

  [Marjorie thinks about this for a moment then deliberately drops a dish and goblet, breaking them] 

  Marjorie Silcoff : Oh, dear. I broke a couple of dishes. Oh, I guess I'm just gonna have to go and watch TV now.

  Valerie Prevort : Actually, Marjorie, I think it would be better if you went up on the roof and fixed the television antenna so that Alasdair could get better reception.

  Marjorie Silcoff : Why don't you make HIM do it?

  Valerie Prevort : Well, the last time Alasdair climbed up on the roof to fix the television antenna, he accidentally broke his arm.

• Alasdair Gillis : [running up to the front desk]  Hey, hey, hey, Miss, have you got a fire down below?

  Librarian : "A Fire Down Below?"

  Alasdair Gillis : Yeah.

  Librarian : [checking through her rolodex]  "A Fire Down Below." "A Fire Down..."

  Alasdair Gillis : What're you doing?

  Librarian : [as smoke begins to fill the room]  I'm checking to see if we have "A Fire Down Below." Ah, here it is. No, we don't. Yes, we do! It's out.

  Alasdair Gillis : Miss, if it's out, where's all this smoke coming from?

• Doug Ptolemy : Were you ever jealous about Mom?

  Lance Prevort : Jealous? Oh, you bet your life I was. I can remember lots of times when I'd phone to ask for a date and she couldn't go out with me 'cause she was going out with Frank Jones.

  Valerie Prevort : Oh, I bet you were so jealous of Frank, honey.

  Lance Prevort : No-no-no-no-no, I was jealous of you. I wanted to go out with Frank. We used to go bowlin' all the time.

  Lance Prevort : [to Doug]  The only time I ever phoned your mother was to see if Frank was there.

  Lance Prevort : [to Valerie]  I couldn't believe that he would wanna go out on a date with you instead of goin' bowlin' with me! I was never so insulted.