Abby Hagyard: Valerie Prevort, Librarian Teacher

Quotes 

• Lance Prevort : You gotta remember this: "You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family"

  Valerie Prevort : Are you sure, dear? I thought it was "You can pick your families but you can't pick your friend's nose.

  Lance Prevort : No, no, I think it... no, "You can pick your FRIENDS but your friends can't pick YOUR nose."

  Valerie Prevort : I don't think so, dear. I know what it is: "You can pick your nose but don't STICK your nose into other people's business."

  Lance Prevort : No, that's... Oh, no, "You can pick a FRUIT but a guitar player always has his pick."

  Valerie Prevort : THAT'S it! You're right.

• Andrew Burke : [from the other room]  BUT I DON'T WANNA GET IN THE OVEN!

  Valerie Prevort : [also from the other room]  Oh, now, don't be difficult, Andrew. And dear, please, keep this apple in your mouth.

  Alasdair Gillis : [waiting at the dinner table with Lance]  Dad, what's going on in there?

  Lance Prevort : Well, you said you wanted your friend for dinner, so your mother's tryin' to cook 'im.

  Alasdair Gillis : [rushing to the kitchen]  NOOO!

• Librarian : [reading from Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People]  Chapter 14. If all else fails, have your mother send everyone a monthly check.