Quote from Sophia in Rites of Spring
Sophia: Oh, there's my cake. Dorothy: Oh, Ma. Now, you cannot eat cake after that big bowl of pasta. It's not healthy. Blanche: Sophia, you know, I just thought of something. You're worried about losing a pound. Well, have you ever thought you may not be the same height you always were? Dorothy: You know, Ma, Blanche could be right. This could be exactly why you're losing weight. Come with me. Remember the first week you were here, we put a mark on the back wall to measure how tall we were? You said they did that at the home to show how your height was declining. Oh, Blanche is right. You are a little bit shorter. Blanche: Then you don't have to worry about losing weight. Rose: And you don't have to eat that cake. Sophia: Why do I get the feeling you three are most happy about the last part?