Memorable Quotes from Samantha Eggar
6 quotesCommunication Breakdown in the Conversation
Emma Fairfax
Don't keep interrupting me!
Dr. Dolittle
I'm sorry. What did you wish to say?
Emma Fairfax
Oh, I've forgotten!
Dr. Dolittle
Very well. Furthermore, I would deem it a favor if, in the future, you and your bloodthirsty relatives would avoid coming here and upsetting the animals.
Emma Fairfax
In any case, I find it hard to believe that a grown man can waste his entire life playing with animals, in the first place.
Dr. Dolittle
And I, madame, find it equally hard to believe that a grown woman would spend her entire life doing absolutely nothing.
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Miscommunication Between Emma and Dr. Dolittle
Emma Fairfax
What are you trying to say?
Dr. Dolittle
What?
Emma Fairfax
I mean, why don't you say what you mean?
Dr. Dolittle
What do you mean, say what I mean?
Emma Fairfax
For a month or moreI have listened and dreamedWhile the moon has glistened and a million stars have gleamed.Waiting.
[singing]
Dr. Dolittle
Waiting?
Emma Fairfax
Waiting.
Dr. Dolittle
What for?
Emma Fairfax
What for?! For a man I know who is clever and kindBut a man who never, ever seems to know his mindWaitingWaitingWaiting for you to say you like meOr hate meOr miss meOr kiss meOr somethingBut nothing!Nothing do you say at all!Little wonder I feel sorelyNeglectedUnwantedRejectedAnd smallLittle more than two feet tall!
[singing]
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Equality on the Ship
Emma Fairfax
I promise to ask for no special privileges.
Dr. Dolittle
I promise to grant none. The ship has no place for woman.
Emma Fairfax
Well, the simple answer then is to treat me like a man.
Dr. Dolittle
I intend to.
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Deciding on a Destination for Adventure
Emma Fairfax
Well, where are we going?
Tommy Stubbins
To hunt for the great pink sea snail.
Emma Fairfax
And where do you expect to find it?
Dr. Dolittle
I haven't the faintest idea. But, as one place is as good as another, it is high time we decided. Otherwise, when we get there, we won't know we've arrived.
Matthew Mugg
Good thinking, Doctor.
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A Conversation About Lost Belongings
Emma Fairfax
Saved all your books, I see.
Dr. Dolittle
Yes, most fortunate.
Emma Fairfax
Lost all my dresses!
Dr. Dolittle
Eh, yes, most unfortunate. I saw your trunk floating amongst the wreckage. However, that outfit you're wearing this morning is the nicest thing I've seen you in since you left England.
Emma Fairfax
This is my underwear!
Dr. Dolittle
Oh. Anyway, it suits you.
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Discussing Future Adventures and Possibilities
Dr. Dolittle
I think I'll start planning my next voyage.
Emma Fairfax
Where are you going this time? The moon?
Dr. Dolittle
Very, probably, yes.
Emma Fairfax
You're not serious?
Dr. Dolittle
Oh, yes!
Emma Fairfax
How?
Dr. Dolittle
On the giant lunar moth! Magnificent creature. He flies backwards and forth every year to the moon. When it reaches one, it is attracted by the light of the other, and flies back again! Willie tells me there's one on the island. Now, my idea is to build some kind of saddle arrangement, very secure, so I don't fall off half way.
Emma Fairfax
Can I come?
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