Becky Wahlstrom: Grace Polk

Joan of Arcadia

Grace Polk

Grace Polk: It's the one advantage to being universally despised: you get to say whatever you want.

Grace: [to Joan] Do you have multiple personality disorder? Is that what this is?

Luke: Look, I've really enjoyed our collaboration. I... I feel our intellects and approaches really compliment each other, and I was, you know, hoping you felt the same way.
Grace: [sarcastically] Stop, stop, you're embarrassing me with your dirty talk.

[Joan, Adam, and Grace are studying]
Joan: What should we do first?
Grace: Ask your brother for the answers.
Joan: To be humble you have to be proud.
Adam: Wait, arent those opposites?
Grace: Ah, ask him ask him.
[Luke just walked in]
Joan: No, no lets just break it down ok. Is there a chemical formula for twigs?
Adam: Uh
[from the top of is head]
Adam: Cellulose is c6h12o6
[Joan drops her pencil in shock]
Adam: Uh, I have an eidetic memory.
Joan: Whats that?
Luke: Photographic.
Grace: [talking about Adam] He can barely remember his name.
Adam: Listen, I know a lot, I just cant put it all together.
Joan: Ok, what about a chemical equation for fire?
Grace: Wood doesnt actually burn.
Joan: Thats insane.
Grace: What burns is the gas released when the wood gets hot. Therefore the reaction would have to be gasification, through oxidation reduction, then combustion.
Luke: It is so hot that you know that.
Adam: [to Grace] Dude, are you smart?
Grace: Just because I refute the whole formal schooling equals knowledge crap doesnt mean Im stupid.
Adam: Nice.
Joan: Ok, so what about gas.
[Joan looks at Adam]
Adam: Cha, like I know.
Grace: And Rainman back to underpants.

Joan Girardi: Judith doesn't know that many people here. She was just acting out.
Grace: Acting out is getting your nose pierced. Nearly dying in a pool of your own vomit goes a little deeper than that.

Luke: Wow, the classic geek misdirect. Gee, I'd like to hang out with you, but let's pretend to study.
Joan, Grace: We're not hanging out.