Norm Quote #578

Quote from Norm in How to Recede in Business

Norm: Ah, look at that. That really takes me back, you know? I remember my first date with Vera. The flowers, the candy, the wine.
Pete: Sounds pretty romantic, Norm.
Norm: Yeah, it was. You know, in retrospect, I suppose I should have gotten her something, but, uh... I guess you can't turn back that clock, can you?

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Quote from Carla

Sam: I don't know, Carla. Either managing a bar is getting a lot more complicated, or I'm getting a lot dumber.
Carla: You couldn't be getting any dumber, Sam.
Sam: Well, it must be that other thing.
Carla: You know, having you back in charge really reminds me of old times, you know? I mean, real old times.
Even before the evil days, when darkness fell over the earth.
Norm: She means when Diane was still here.
Frasier: I know precisely what she means.

Quote from Rebecca

Sam: Sweetheart, what happened?
Rebecca: I just had to knock on my own office door.
Sam: Honey, l- l'm so sorry. I swear to God I didn't want this to happen.
Rebecca: I know. It's not your fault. I know why it happened. Because I'm a loser. I always have been, and I always will be a big old, fat, old, stupid loser.
Sam: No, you're not a loser. Don't say that, you hear me? You are not a loser.
Rebecca: Okay.
Sam: You have a barrette for this, or something?
Rebecca: I lost it.
Sam: Sweetheart, don't worry about- Don't worry about that. It'll be all right. Hey, you know what might make you feel better? We never had that date, you know?
Rebecca: Oh, God! You just go back over there and do whatever it was you were doing, and I will get out of your life forever.
Sam: Rebecca, I...
Rebecca: Sam, please. It'll make it a lot easier. You know, I might just become a bag lady. They're not all old, you know. It could happen. It really could. I'll just send for the rest of my things.

Quote from Cliff

Carla: Sammy, you might as well make that entry in your diary right now because no mortal woman can resist this package.
Sam: No, no, we're just having dinner.
Carla: Uh-ho!
Norm: Oh, right, yeah. Columbus was just going on a little boat ride, huh?
Cliff: Oh, it turns out that's true, Norm. He told the missus he was just stepping out for lunch, and, uh, took a left instead of a right at the Isle of, uh, Langerhans, and before you know it, uh, he's trading trinkets for Miami Beach.
Carla: Cliff, you should write a book.
Cliff: Why, thank you, Carla.
Carla: No, I mean right now. [Cliff laughs] I mean it. Look, here's a pencil and some paper. Go on in the back room, and don't come out until you have 60,000 words.