" But . . . but what will we talk about? We can’t just sit here staring at each other and stuffing cookies in our mouths!” Beth had protested, and Caroline noticed that her cheeks were strangely pink.
“Why, Beth, we’ll talk about whatever comes to mind. With eleven people in a room, it shouldn’t be hard to think of something to say. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls' Revenge (Boy/Girl Battle, #4)