" Oh, that is pathetic,” said Mallory to Jessi.

“Look at them. They’re going to think the only thing that matters in their lives is beauty and poise. They’ll grow up believing they can only be pretty faces, not doctors or lawyers or authors.”

“I am so glad Becca has stage fright,” said Jessi. "

― Ann M. Martin , Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn (The Baby-Sitters Club, #15)