Abbott Elementary
Wednesdays 9:00 PM on ABCBarbara Howard Quotes
Barbara: I don't know why you wouldn't trust me enough to tell me who's courting you.
Melissa: Nobody is courting me! This ain't Bridgerton; it's casual.
Barbara: Casual what? Casual friends? Casual pickpockets? Casual ghosts? Casual what?
Janine: Why weren't they allowed to check out books?
Barbara: Because the library is booked out like some new hip restaurant with a hostess that has no respect for the patrons that came before they started charging $25 to set your drink on fire.
Ava: Why don't those church ladies like you, Barb?
Barbara: I'm too modern for them. I'm not Christian enough for them.
Ava: All because you got a few piercings? If anybody can appreciate a few extra holes in their bodies, it's Jesus.
You don't get to choose the parents or stepparents of the children that you teach. But they say it takes a village. And sometimes there's a Tariq in your village.