There’s the saying often attributed to our great prophet Abraham: “Anything you can do… isn’t all that interesting to me.”
Then you’ll fit right into our family.[Benjamin Ettenberg: I’ve heard absolutely nothing from your father and I’m going insane.]
That’s the best you can hope for in life, that you die with all your teeth.
Seriously, how do you respond to, “He paints naked”? I’m just asking.
Rose? Rose! Wonderful, you’re back. I mean, I knew you were coming back, I looked in your closet, but sometimes you don’t come back. So it’s nice that you came back. It is you, isn’t it? You don’t look like yourself.
Of course I’ve worn a dress. I was a baby once. You know, helpless.[to Midge]
Just be careful. It can break your heart.[Susie Myerson: I just love money. You know? Smells great. Feels great. It looks great.]
It’s so hard to raise kids when you’re married. It’s really hard to raise kids when you’re divorced. But it’s not that hard to raise them when their dad’s a great guy.
It’s easy to quit, but don’t. Don’t quit. Don’t stop.[to Rose]
It’s cruel that people know they’re going to die. It’s like someone telling you the end of a movie before you’ve seen it.
It’s awfully quick, your courtship. Anything I should know that will certainly kill her mother?[to Benjamin]
It’s always the pretty ones who try to kill you.[to Midge]