Brick Quote #664
Quote from Brick in Siblings and Sombreros
Brick: Oh, hi, Dad. Just walking to the library. I know I said I might need a ride, but I don't. Happy to walk. Happy to walk everywhere from now on, actually.
Mike: So how come I'm getting a letter from the school addressed to "the parents of Brick Heck"? What weird stuff did you do now?
Brick: It really could have been any number of things.
Mike: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hang on. How about you stay here while we find out why you... Got "Athlete of the Month"? What the hell?
Brick: Athlete of the month? Really? Hmm.
Mike: I don't get it. Was it a written-test sort of thing? Did they move you to the special gym class? 'Cause that has been discussed.
Brick: No, but come to think of it, I have kind of been doing what I'm supposed to be doing lately. Instead of faking a stomach cramp and reading on the toilet, I've actually been participating.
Mike: Really?
Brick: Hmm. Nice medal. If I had known sports had such interesting fonts, I would have gotten involved in a basketball match a lot sooner.
The Middle Quotes
‘Siblings and Sombreros’ Quotes
Quote from Brad
Sue: [to a bird] Hey, no, no, no! Shh! Shh! Get out of here! Hey! Shoo! Woof, woof! Woof, woof! What are crows scared of?
Brad: [gasps] Scarecrows!
Sue: Ooh. Right, right, right.
Brad: [clears throat] [sings] I could wile away the hours, conferring with the flowers Consulting with the rain [drumming] And my head, I'd be scratching While my thoughts were busy hatching If I only had a brain
Quote from Brick
Mike: All right. Get your stuff out. Let's do this. Let's have some fun. [Brick opens his bag] What are those?
Brick: Oh, books about tennis. I've got the Arthur Ashe biography, So You Want to Play Tennis, and The Grapes of Wrath in case these are boring.
Mike: W-where's your racket?
Brick: I'm sorry. What do you mean?
Mike: Uh, I said, "we're gonna go out and hit."
Brick: Yeah, hit the books. I don't do anything without reading about it first.
Mike: I... can't believe you didn't bring a racket. I know I saw you put a can of balls in there.
Brick: Oh, no. This is Pringles, in case we get hungry from reading and need a snack.
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Mike: Let me ask you something, Brick. Is this kid Tobolski a good athlete?
Brick: Oh, yeah. When we run the mile, he's definitely in front of the pack. I usually just run a few feet and then disappear in the bushes, where I've hidden a book. Smart, huh?
Mike: Mm-hmm, and what did your teacher say about you wearing each others' shorts?
Brick: Well, he doesn't really know us, so he just shouts out whatever name's on our shorts.
Mike: Aha. So he calls you...?
Brick: Tobolski.
Mike: And he calls Tobolski...?
Brick: Heck, I guess. Again, I'm not always around to see it 'cause I'm frequently faking a leg cramp to get a banana from the nurse's office.
Mike: [clicks tongue] Brick, don't you get it?
Brick: Oh. So you're saying...
Mike: That's right. You didn't win that medal. Your shorts did.
Brick: Wow. So I did that whole jumping jack for nothing? [Mike nods] Hmm.