gettin' ziggy with it

“What do you mean, ‘a serious game’? What are you talking about? This is hockey!”

“You think you can do anything you want and then lie about it and we just have to take it, because what are we? Just a bunch of kids. Well not this time. From now on we’re doin’ this our way. No lyin’, no cheatin’, fair is fair. $608 dollars for the scooter your son trashed. That’s what you owe, and we’re NOT turnin’ ourselves in til we get it. Fair is fair! We didn’t start this, we didn’t mean it to happen, but we’re not givin’ up til you pay. Fair is fair!”

“I told you I was telling the truth, Daddy. I’m sorry I lied to you, but you lied too. You told me everyone was alike and deserved a fair break. But you meant everyone who was like you. You told me you wanted me to change the world, to make it better. But you meant by becoming a lawyer or an economist and marrying someone from Harvard. I’m not proud of myself, but I’m in this family too. You can’t keep giving me the silent treatment. There are a lot of things about me that aren’t what you thought. But if you love me, you have to love all the things about me, and I love you. I’m sorry I let you down; I’m so sorry, Daddy. But you let me down too.”  

“You gave up your right to rest in peace when you signed this contract.”