Mary McDonnell Quotes

Nessa This shrink school you went to, did you hear about it in an infomercial?

Lilly I watched 20/20, it was shocking! Did you know the government is wasteful?

Martin Brocket Have you come across a bigger shithead than my stepfather?

Althea Brockett Why do I feel so elated? Am I in denial? You know what this feels like? I know my time's up, but I've got to get this out while I've got a hold of it! ... When I was in high school the thing I wanted most when I was stuck in class, the thing that I was desperately in pursuit of, was a hall pass. That's all I ever wanted. I loved moving freely around the school while everybody else was trapped in there. That's how I feel right now. Like I have some giant all day hall pass.

Skip Skipperton I may be young, but Doc can tell you — I'm very immature.

Dr. Ernest Delbanco No one can escape the fear of death. It is, as ] put it, "the worm at the core," and try as we may to forget or ignore our own mortality, the skull will grin in at the banquet.

Elma Radnor I was putting up blackberries when Trammel Blankenship came shoutin up the holler that the Number 5 had blown. I remember I took the pot off the stovetop and washed my hands before I went down. It took two days to dig through. And then when they brung em up, you couldn't tell which was which. They found blood on the walls from fellas trying to claw their way out. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Mounts, Bridey Mae, me ... we all lost our men in that fire. Danny were seven then. Now he's back in that same hole.

Stands With a Fist I worked every day... very hard... there was a woman who didn't like me. She called me bad names... sometimes she beat me. One day she was calling me these bad names, her face in my face, and I hit her. I was not very big, but she fell down. She fell hard and didn't move. I stood over her with my fist and asked if any other woman wanted to call me bad names... No one bothered me after that day.

John Dunbar I wouldn't think so.

Liz Oh, my God.

Mother How is this possible?

Whistler Cryptography systems are based on mathematical problems so complex they cannot be solved without a key.

Liz Jannek must have figured out a way to solve those problems without the key and he hard-wired it into that chip.

Crease Turn it off.

Whistler Anybody want to crash some passenger jets?

Crease I said turn it off.

Bishop Turn it off!

Carl So, it's a code-breaker.

Bishop No, it's The code-breaker. No more secrets.

Donnie How's it feel to have a wacko for a son?

Rose Darko It feels wonderful.

Donnie You're such a fuck-ass!

Rose Darko Please.

Elizabeth What? Did you just call me a "fuck-ass"?

Rose Darko Elizabeth, that's enough.

Elizabeth You can go suck a fuck!

Donnie Oh, please, tell me, Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?

Elizabeth You want me to tell you?

Donnie Please, tell me.

Rose Darko We will not have this at the dinner table. Stop!

Donnie I'm all ears!

Samantha What's a "fuck-ass"?

Kitty Farmer Rose, I'm sure that you're aware of ] against Jim Cunningham.

Rose Darko I know. I saw it on TV. Something about a "] dungeon.

Kitty Farmer Please, please! Don't use those words! It's obviously some kind of conspiracy to destroy an innocent man. And I have taken it upon myself to spearhead the Jim Cunningham defense campaign. Rose, I have to appear at his arraignment tomorrow morning. And as you know, the girls are scheduled to leave for Los Angeles in the morning. Now, as their coach, I was the obvious choice to chaperone them on their trip, but...

Rose Darko But now, you can't go.

Kitty Farmer Yes.

Rose Darko Hmm.

Kitty Farmer Now, believe me, of all the other mothers, I would never dream of asking you. But none of the other mothers are available to go.

Rose Darko I don't know, Kitty. It's a bad weekend. Eddie's in New York.

Kitty Farmer Rose! I don't know if you realize what an opportunity this is for our daughters! This has been a dream of Samantha's and all of ours for a long time! I made her lead dancer! Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.