Quote from Brick in The Telling
Mike: Brick, let me tell you something. Tattling is wrong, and it's a weenie thing to do, and if you keep on doing it, you're not gonna be very popular. Brick: I'm not very popular now. That's kind of why I need the candy. Mike: Well, your bribing days are over. Brick: But Mom says telling on people is a good thing. She said any parent who doesn't want to know things is living in denial.