Mike Quote #30
Quote from Mike in The Block Party
Mike: Hop on.
Brick: Really?
Mike: We're going to the bookstore.
Brick: Shouldn't we take the car?
Mike: No. I know a shortcut.
Frankie: [v.o.] That's the thing about Brick. He's always gonna go down his own path. Instead of fighting it, Mike decided to meet Brick on his terms, and just veered right off the path there with him. I guess that counselor wasn't so wrong after all. When it comes to your kids, all you can really do is be concerned, but not overly concerned. Do what you can and hope for the best.
Brick: Dad, you're going through the Meenahan's yard.
Mike: It's okay. I'm gonna have to mow it anyway.
The Middle Quotes
‘The Block Party’ Quotes
Quote from Brick
Mike: I wasn't sure I was going to get the whole thing back together, and then Brick here came in and just... Brick, tell them the first line on page 26.
Brick: To adjust levers, stop engine and disconnect the nut from the shifter yoke. [whispers] Shifter yoke.
Mike: [chuckles] How about that, huh?
Spencer: What's the last line on page 50?
Brick: Attach the cotter pin and brake spring to the locknut before installing it in the brake lever assembly.
Frankie: [v.o.] I couldn't believe it. Brick was actually having a conversation with the Harrison boy, and dare I say it, making a friend.
Spencer: What's on page...?
Brick: Okay, I'm done talking to you now. [walks away]
Frankie: [v.o.] Baby steps.
Quote from Mike
Frankie: I think what my husband and I are wondering is why? Why does he have a hard time making friends?
Mrs. Tompkins: Oh. Who can say why anyone does anything?
Mike: You're supposed to for 500 bucks.
Frankie: Mike, let her finish.
Mrs. Tompkins: Oh, I'm done.
Mike: Let me tell you something. Brick is the happiest kid I know. Sure, he whispers to himself. Sure, he showers sitting down. [Mrs. Tompkins clicks her pen] Maybe he licked the car once or twice. Hey, don't write that down.
Quote from Mike
Mrs. Tompkins: Brick's teachers referred him for Waterman-Ginsberg testing because they observed that, although very bright, your son struggles socially. In layman's terms, he has a hard time making friends.
Mike: We needed some $500 test to tell us? I could've told you that for free.
Frankie: Mike, let her finish.
Mrs. Tompkins: Thank you. The test revealed that Brick is slightly challenged in his ability to establish appropriate peer connections.
Frankie: I see.
Mike: He has a hard time making friends.
Mrs. Tompkins: Exactly. So there you have it. [Mike sighs]