Quote from Lane in In the Clamor and the Clangor
Lane: I started it when I was six, the day you told me the Cookie Monster was one of the seven deadly sins. Mrs. Kim: Gluttony. Lane: Yes, gluttony. Mrs. Kim: So, I made you do this? Lane: No, I just... I want to please you so badly, but I can't. I mean, look at you, look at what happened last night. It's not good. I don't want anything like this to ever happen again. I've been thinking a lot about this, our situation, and I think I figured out a way to make everything better. Mrs. Kim: You have? Lane: I don't want to go to Seventh Day Adventist College anymore. I want to be able to play with my band. I want to be a drummer. I will happily go to community college, and I will happily live at home and adhere to your curfew, except on the nights when the band plays or practices. This way, I can get what I want and I won't be lying to you or sneaking around. This way we can both be happy. Mrs. Kim: Children do not make the rules. You may move out and live like that somewhere else.