“They've been talking about their prom nonstop. Even the people that think it's a “joke” like Mary Elizabeth can't stop talking about what a “joke” it is. It's all very fun to witness.”
“But it's the same with all my friends, just fun and joking, nothing more. I can never bring myself to talk of anything outside the common round.”
“It's all you think about, all you talk about, and all you want us to talk about. What in the world would we call something like that? Oh, yeah! An obsession!”
“You can't stop people from talking about you, but you can stop giving them something to talk about.”
“It's fun to talk about heaven, about the throne of God and Jesus and Pop and the daughter we thought we had lost but will meet again someday. But it's not fun to talk about how we got there.”
“Water jokes about the obstacles on its way; wise man jokes about the obstacles on his way!”