18 quotes
Confidence and Disappointment in First Experiences
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I was on top! Who the fuck is on top their first time!
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The Complexity of Mother-Daughter Communication
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Why can't you say I look nice?
Marion McPherson
I thought you didn't even care what I think.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I still want you to think I look good.
Marion McPherson
Okay, I'm sorry. I was telling you the truth, do you want me to lie?
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
No, I mean, I just, I wish that you liked me.
Marion McPherson
Of course I love you.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
But do you like me?
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Contentment in Being Present
Larry McPherson
Hey, I'm like ]. I'm just happy to be anywhere.
[[Keith Richards]
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Questioning Choices in Relationships
Larry McPherson
You're not gonna get in a car with a guy that honks, are ya?
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Desire for Culture Beyond California
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I hate California, I want to go to the east coast. I want to go where culture is like, New York, or Connecticut or New Hampshire.
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Seeking the Best Version of Oneself
Marion McPherson
I want you to be the very best version of yourself that you can be.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
What if this is the best version?
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Names and Belief in God
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
People go by the names their parents give them, but they don't believe in God.
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Miscommunication About a Theater Role
Julie Steffans
Miss Patty assigned you a role by the way, you just never showed up to claim it.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
What role ?
Julie Steffans
The Tempest.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
There is no role of the Tempest!
Julie Steffans
It is the titular role!
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
No! It's a made-up thing so we all can participate.
Julie Steffans
You can't do anything unless you're the center of attention, can you?
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Yeah, well you know, your mom's tits, they're fake! Totally fake!
Julie Steffans
She made one bad decision at 19!
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Two bad decisions!
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Perceptions of Warmth in Family Dynamics
Danny O'Neill
Your mom is crazy, I'm scared of her.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
She's not crazy. She just, you know, she has a big heart. She's very warm.
Danny O'Neill
I don't find your mother warm.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
You don't?
Danny O'Neill
No. No, she's warm, yeah but she's also kind of scary.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Well you can't be scary and warm.
Danny O'Neill
I think you can, your mom is.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
You're gay!
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Reflecting on the excitement of 2002
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
The only thing exciting about 2002 is that it's a palindrome.
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Introductions and Awkward Conversations in Lady Bird
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Hey. I like your band. With Jonah Ruiz? L'Enfance Nue?
[pause]
Kyle Scheible
L'Enfance Nue.
[in French accent]
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Uh. Well, I saw your Thanksgiving show. My name's Lady Bird.
Kyle Scheible
It's weird you shake hands.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Yeah. I'm friends with Jenna and she's always talking about how great your band is so I wanted to check it out.
[pause]
Kyle Scheible
Yeah, Jenna's hella tight.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Yeah.
Kyle Scheible
Maybe I'll see you at the Deuce or something?
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Sure, see you at the Deuce.
Miguel McPherson
Hey, I'm not paying you to flirt.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I wasn't flirting.
[exhales]
Kyle Scheible
I wish you had been.
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Beauty and Morality: A Complex Discussion
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Just because something looks ugly doesn't mean that it's morally wrong.
Casey Kelly
You think dead children aren't morally wrong?
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
No. I'm just saying that, if you took up close pictures of my vagina while I was on my period, it would be disturbing but it doesn't make it wrong.
Casey Kelly
Excuse me?
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Listen, if your mother had had the abortion, we wouldn't have to sit through this stupid assembly!
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Reflections on Happiness and Relationships
Julie Steffans
Some people aren't built happy, you know.
Kyle Scheible
You're gonna have so much unspecial sex in your life.
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Miscommunication Between Mother and Daughter
Marion McPherson
If you're tired, we can sit down.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I'm not tired.
Marion McPherson
Oh, okay. I just couldn't tell because you were dragging your feet. Well, I just couldn't tell.
[Lady Bird rolls her eyes]
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Why didn't you just say "pick up your feet"?
Marion McPherson
I didn't know if you were tired.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
You're being passive aggressive.
Marion McPherson
No, I wasn't.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
You are SO INFURIATING!
Marion McPherson
Please stop yelling.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I'm not yelling.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Oh, it's perfect!
[Marion picks out a pink dress]
Marion McPherson
Do you love it?
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Success and Happiness Are Not the Same
Marion McPherson
Money is not life's report card. Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful. But that doesn't mean that you're happy.
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The Complexity of Sadness in Life
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Different things can be sad... it's not all war!
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Preference for Dry Humping Expressed by Lady Bird
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I found when it happened that I really like dry humping more.
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Affection for Sacramento Revealed Through Description
Sister Sarah Joan
You clearly love Sacramento.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I do?
Sister Sarah Joan
You write about Sacramento so affectionately and with such care.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
I was just describing it.
Sister Sarah Joan
Well it comes across as love.
Christine Lady Bird McPherson
Sure, I guess I pay attention.
Sister Sarah Joan
Don't you think maybe they are the same thing? Love and attention?
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