Blanche: Daddy, I've been thinking, and I think I've started to understand the reasons you're doing what you're doing. Can I talk to you? Daddy, when a man reaches your age, why he might start wondering who's going to be there to take care of him.
Big Daddy: Yes, he does.
Blanche: And he might even start looking for somebody to replace his first wife.
Big Daddy: Yes, he might.
Blanche: He might even be looking for ways to feel a little bit younger.
Big Daddy: Yes, he certainly might.
Blanche: But, Daddy, is that reason to get married? Just 'cause some pretty, sexy, bouncing, bubbly young thing takes an interest in you?
Big Daddy: Hell, yes. But there's another reason. Blanche, when you spend six months watching the person you love more than anybody else in the world slowly die, you wonder if you will ever love again. After that, believe me, if you can even think of marrying someone else, there's only one reason. You're in love.
Blanche: I know Momma's dying hurt you quite a bit.
Big Daddy: Yes, it did. But I'm talking about Margaret. Her husband died two years ago, shortly after your momma.
Blanche: I didn't know.
Big Daddy: She loves me and I love her and we want to get married.
Blanche: I'm sorry, Daddy. It seems like every time I'm trying to help you and it turns out you don't need me.
Big Daddy: No, that's not true. The reason Margaret and I came down here in the first place is because we do need you. We need your blessing on our marriage.