Dorothy: What can I do? Ma obviously needs her. My hands are tied.
Rose: Sorry about that nursey-nurse-nurse-nurse thing. I never thought I'd see you again.

Blanche: You know, you You remind me so much of your mother when she was your age. She used to get so mad at me. And then as she got older, it seems like we just fought all the time. Till finally, one day, we just stopped talkin' altogether. It wasn't until you were born that we tried to make up, but seems like we still couldn't let go of the past. Oh, Melissa, I don't want to go through that again. I would just die if I thought that was gonna happen to us. Melissa, I know you're just a little girl, but this is the point where you're supposed to stop me and say, "I love you. Don't go."
Melissa: Why?
Blanche: Well, because you're from the South, honey. It's just good manners.
Melissa: Course I still love you. You're my grandma. I'm just mad at you.
Blanche: Oh, well. I I can accept that, if you're still gonna give me another chance, 'cause I still want to try to be the best grandma in the whole world.
Melissa: Does this mean I can start calling you grandma again?
Blanche: Aw, of course you can. Just not around anybody in uniform.

Sophia: [singing and dancing] Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer true, I'm- Hello.
Dorothy: Hello.
Sophia: It's a miracle. I can walk.
Nurse DeFarge: Sophia, look at you! You're walking. I just can't believe it.
Sophia: Neither can I. Pretty amazing, eh, pussycat?

Dorothy: Ma, I can't believe you did this. Why did you lie to me?
Sophia: Because, for the first time in my life, somebody was paying attention to me, pampering me, and it was nice. Mildred made me feel special, feel loved.
Dorothy: But what about the awful way she made the rest of us feel?
Sophia: Hey, that was just gravy.

Blanche: Oh, this competition's gonna be a piece of cake, Rose. Just look around. Ugly. No charisma. Now there's a gym teacher waiting to happen.
Rose: Blanche, how can you say that? All these girls are adorable.
Blanche: Oh, yeah, sure. I just wish I had that one's nose full of nickels.

Blanche: That's your music, Melissa. [singing] Honey, do you remember the words? Gray skies are gonna clear up Put on a happy face Come on, sweetheart, sing. Brush off the clouds and cheer up Go down the stairs. Here's where you move your feet. Move! Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy It's not your She was so good at home. You'll look so good that you'll be glad you decided to smile Smile. Pick out a pleasant outlook Stick out that noble chin Stick it out. If you sing, I'll buy you a puppy. Slap on a happy grin And spread sunshine all Oh, let me have that boa. Just put on a happy Put on a happy Her daddy's still in the Gulf. Put on a happy... Melissa? Face