We're losing her, Vi. Don't you see that? No. I see you chasing after her and I see her...

Reverend Shaw Moore: [discussing Ariel] We're losing her, Vi. Don't you see that? Vi Moore: No. I see you chasing after her and I see her running from you. Reverend Shaw Moore: She's become so willful, so obstinate. Vi Moore: She's like her father. The two of you were so wonderful once. You had so much to talk about. I was almost jealous. Reverend Shaw Moore: It's not as if we don't talk. It's just that sometimes people run out of things to say. Vi Moore: Shaw, it's 20 years now I've been a minister's wife. And I've been quiet, supportive, unobtrusive and after 20 years I still think you're a wonderful, a wonderful preacher. You can lift a congregation up so high they have to look down to see heaven. But it's the one to one where you need a little work.

WE'RE LOSING HER, VI. DON'T YOU SEE THAT? NO. I SEE YOU CHASING AFTER HER, AND I SEE HER RUNNING FROM YOU. SHE'S BECOME SO WILLFUL AND OBSTINATE. SHE'S LIKE HER FATHER. THE TWO OF YOU WERE SO WONDERFUL ONCE. YOU HAD SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. I WAS ALMOST JEALOUS. IT'S NOT AS IF WE DON'T TALK. IT'S JUST THAT... SOMETIMES PEOPLE RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY. SHAW. IT'S 20 YEARS NOW I'VE BEEN A MINISTER'S WIFE. AND I'VE BEEN QUIET, SUPPORTIVE, UNOBTRUSIVE AND, UH, AFTER 20 YEARS, I STILL THINK YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PREACHER. YOU CAN LIFT A CONGREGATION UP SO HIGH, THEY HAVE TO LOOK DOWN TO SEE HEAVEN. BUT IT'S THE ONE TO ONE WHERE YOU NEED A LITTLE WORK. WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS THING. I REALLY DON'T THINK MY MOTHER WOULD APPROVE. OH, YEAH, BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A FREE-FOR-ALL. IT WON'T BE A DRUNKEN BRAWL. IT'S JUST A DANCE. WELL, JUST GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT, OKAY? SLEEP ON IT, OKAY? JUST THINK ABOUT IT. OKAY, THANKS. SEE YOU LATER. SENIOR PROM. SOUNDS GREAT TO ME.