Terms of Endearment Quotes

Aurora Would you like to come in?

Garrett I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.

Aurora Everything would have been just fine, you know, if you hadn't gotten drunk. I was... I... I just didn't want you to think I was like one of your other girls.

Garrett Not much danger in that unless you curtsy on my face real soon.

Aurora Garrett! What is it that makes you so insistent on shocking and insulting me? I mean, I really hate that way of talking. You must know this. Why do you do it?

Garrett I'll tell you, Aurora. I don't know what it is about you, but you do bring out the devil in me.

Aurora Greenway Raising three children, working full-time, and chasing women requires a lot more energy than you have. You know, one of the nicest qualities about you has always been that you recognized your weaknesses. Don't lose that quality now just when you need it the most.

Emma Greenway Horton Momma, that's the first time I stopped hugging first. I like that.

Tommy Are you getting well?

Emma Look, I'm sorry about this but I can't help it, and I can't talk to you for too long or I'll get real upset. I want you to make a lot of friends. And I want you to be real nice to the girls cause they're gonna be real important to you, I swear.

Tommy I'm not afraid of girls. What makes you think that?

Emma Well, you may be later on.

Tommy I doubt it.

Teddy Why don't you shut up? Shut up!

Tommy You shut up!

Emma Ted, give me a kiss, come on. Tommy, you be sweet. Be sweet. And stop tryin to pretend like you hate me. I mean, it's silly.

Tommy I like you.

Emma Okay then, will you listen especially close?

Tommy What?

Emma Listen real hard?

Tommy I said "what?

Emma I know you like me. I know it. For the last year or two, you've been pretending like you hate me. I love you very much. I love you as much as I love anybody, as much as I love myself. And in a few years when I haven't been around to be on your tail about something or irritating you, you could... remember that time that I bought you the baseball glove when you thought we were too broke. You know? Or when I read you those stories? Or when I let you goof off instead of mowing the lawn? Lots of things like that. And you're gonna realize that you love me. And maybe you're gonna feel badly, because you never told me. But don't - I know that you love me. So don't ever do that to yourself, all right?

Aurora Greenway He can't even do the simple things, like fail locally.

Aurora Greenway Gorgeous isn't everything.

Garrett Breedlove If you wanted to get me on my back, all you had to do was ask me.

Aurora Careful there. Those are worth more than you'll ever make in your lifetime.

Emma I grew up with it my whole life. You can take it for a couple of minutes.

Garrett You're just going to have to trust me about this one thing. You need a lot of drinks.

Aurora To break the ice?

Garrett To kill the bug that you have up your ass.

Aurora Greenway Don't worship me until I've earned it.

Patsy Emma, this is Lizbeth.

Emma Oh, hi, Elizabeth.

Lizbeth Hi. It's Lizbeth.

Emma Isn't that what I said?

Lizbeth No, you said "Elizabeth" with an e. It's Lizbeth.

Emma Oh, two names? Liz Beth?

Lizbeth Oh no, one. Lizbeth.

Emma Lizbeth?

Lizbeth Never mind.

Patsy And this is Jane.

Emma Thank heavens!

Garrett Aurora...

Aurora Yes?

Garrett You're not fun, by any chance, are you?

Aurora I don't really think we should think about that right now. Impatient boys sometimes miss dessert!

Sam You're a very rude young woman. I know Douglas from the rotary, and I can't believe he'd want you treating customers so badly.

Cashier I don't think I was treating her badly.

Sam Then you must be from New York.

Sam Emma, I haven't made love to a woman . . . in almost three years.

Emma How come?

Sam My wife has a disc problem. And she can't take having . . . any weight on her.

Emma Sam, I hope you don't mind me asking you this, but . . . have you ever thought of - of your wife getting on - on top?

Sam Oh, she wouldn't do that.

Emma She may surprise you.

Sam No, I don't think so. It would be so unlike her.

Emma Did you ask?

Sam About 600 times.

Aurora I just don't want to fight anymore.

Emma What do you mean? When do we fight?

Aurora When do we fight? You amaze me. I always think of us as fighting.

Emma That's just from your end. That's cause you're never satisfied with me.

Dr. Maise We do more and more on an outpatient basis. We shouldn't need to take her back, unless the illness escalates.

Aurora But you're not telling me anything.

Dr. Maise What are you confused about?

Aurora How is she?

Dr. Maise I tell people to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Aurora And they let you get away with that?

Emma Flap accepted the job at ]. I go back. We're gonna move in a week.

Patsy Emma, I don't know why you don't leave him.

Emma Honestly, I don't know, either. He's cute.

Aurora Do you have any reaction at all to my telling you I love you?

Garrett I was just inches from a clean getaway.

Garrett I like the lights on.

Aurora Then go home and turn them on.