Are you very disappointed, Phil? Yes, I am. I was almost sure he'd hand me the Stassen...

Mrs. Green: Are you very disappointed, Phil? Phil Green: Yes, I am. I was almost sure he'd hand me the Stassen story or Washington. Oh, I wasn't looking for an easy one, Ma, but I did want something I could make good on. I'd so like the first one here to be a natural. Something I know they would read. Mrs. Green: Oh, you mean, there's enough anti-Semitism in real life without people reading about it? Phil Green: No, but this one's doomed before I start. What can I say that hasn't been said before? Mrs. Green: I don't know. Maybe it hasn't been said well enough. If it had, you wouldn't have had to explain it to Tommy just now, or you father and I to you. It would be nice sometime, not to have to explain it to someone like Tommy. Kids are so decent to start with.