Dorothy: Come on, now. What did you do? You've never been here before. What do you think?
Rose: I don't know how people live here, Dorothy. I mean, it's all very interesting, and everything in the world is here, but it's so tall and so crowded and so noisy and so much. I've never seen so much of everything in my whole life. I went to Bloomingdale's, the store. I swear St. Olaf could fit into it. I went to the top of the Empire State Building. You know what I don't understand? How come the fall didn't kill King Kong instantly? I mean, sure, he was big, but that's 102 stories. You look down-
Dorothy: [crying]
Rose: I know, it was a sad movie. I cried too. Every time I see it I hope, "Maybe this time it'll be different. Maybe this time he won't die." But he always does. It was only a movie, Dorothy. That was really a fake gorilla.