"[repeated line, to Mae Mobley] You is kind. You is smart. You is important."

"[to Eugenia] Love and hate are two horns on the same goat, Eugenia. And you need a goat."

"[to Eugenia] Your eggs are dying. Would it kill you to go on a date?"

"[to Eugenia] Courage sometimes skips a generation. Thank you for bringing it back to our family."

"[to Eugenia] Every day you're not dead in the ground, when you wake up in the morning, you're gonna have to make some…"

"[to Stuart] I'm sorry, but were you dropped on your head as an infant, or were you just born stupid?"

"[hysterical] It's Skeeter! She put it in the newsletter. I specifically said, "Drop old coats at my house," not commo…"

"If you can love your enemy, you already have a victory."

"[to Eugenia] Isn't that what all you girls from Ole Miss major in - professional husband hunting?"

"[to Eugenia] Mrs. Leefolt should not be having babies. Write that down."