"[to Milly and Peggy] How 'bout we go celebrate the old man's homecoming...I want to do something, see something. I've…"

"[to Mr. Novak] You'll get your loan...You look like a good risk to me. And when those tomato plants start producing, …"

"[to the bank president] Novak looked to me like a good bet...You see Mr. Milton, in the Army, I've had to be with men…"

"I'm sure you'll all agree with me if I said that now is the time for all of us to stop all this nonsense, face facts,…"

"[to Peggy] I think they ought to put you in mass production."

"[to Marie] I don't want to be right back where we started. We can never be back there again. We never want to be back…"

"[to Homer, about Wilma] Take her in your arms, and kiss her. Ask her to marry you. Then marry her. Tomorrow if you ca…"

"You know what it'll be, don't you, Peggy? It may take us years to get anywhere. We'll have no money, no decent place …"

"Marie Derry: [to Fred] Oh, you're marvelous. All those ribbons. You gotta tell me what they all mean."

"[about Homer] They [the Navy] couldn't train him to put his arms around his girl - to stroke her hair."