Nancy Donahue Quote #36
Quote from Nancy Donahue in The Show Must Go On
Nancy: Frankie. Can you believe this whole graduation debacle?
Frankie: I know.
Nancy: So now none of the kids get to perform?
Frankie: Wait, what?
Nancy: Oh, didn't you see the e-mail Mrs. Lang sent out this morning? All the parents are talking about it. Some parent whose kid didn't get picked probably went down there and complained, and now the whole thing's off.
Frankie: I'm sure they were just trying to help facilitate.
Nancy: They did a drawing. It was fair. I told Ron I might go down there.
Frankie: Is that a good idea? Maybe it's better that nobody gets to do it. It wouldn't be fair that some kids get their moment in the sun while others don't.
Nancy: Well, I'm just sick about it. Now I have to tell Dotty she can't read the poem she's worked so hard on. It took her weeks to find a rhyme for "aspirations." I don't like to use language, Frankie, but this... stinks! It really stinks!
The Middle Quotes
‘The Show Must Go On’ Quotes
Quote from Frankie
Principal Carson: Is there a problem out here?
Frankie: I'm sorry, but I can no longer keep silent. You can't do this. Every year, the kids can just perform. Now all of a sudden, there's secret drawings and fuzzy math and interrogations without a parent present. It's ridiculous.
Principal Carson: Look, I understand you're upset, and I know every parent cares about their kid.
Frankie: Oh, that's where you're wrong! I don't! I forget to pack their lunches. I put stars on calendars and can't remember what they're for. I'm not a helicopter parent. I'm a couch! I'm a self-driving couch that just watches TV. So I think that when a parent who has a history of sucking as much as I do takes the time to show up, you better stand up and take notice! I am cramming 10 years of not caring into this one fight. My kid is gonna sing at that ceremony, or I will burn this place to the ground!
Quote from Frankie
Frankie: [bell dinging rapidly] I need to speak to the principal, so you better get him or her out here right now. [dinging continues]
Quote from Sue
Sue: [Southern accent] If y'all would just step right this way, Aunt Granny would be durned pleased [British accent] to show you to your eatin' spot. [normal voice] How was that? I feel like sometimes my southern slips into British.
Axl: Didn't notice. I don't hear your voice. Spent my whole life training myself to block it out.
Sue: Okay, well, I got to lock this thing down before I leave for Dollywood on Sunday. Here, let me try one more.
Frankie: Do you have to go for the whole summer? Don't leave me with all these boys. I'm gonna miss you.
Sue: Mm. [British accent] I'll miss you, too, Mum. [normal voice] Seriously?