Rose Quote #54
Quote from Rose in Blanche and the Younger Man
Mrs. Lindstrom: Personally, I don't see anything wrong with dating a younger man. The three years I had with Ben were some of the happiest of my life.
Rose: Mother!
Mrs. Lindstrom: After Daddy died and you kids moved out, there was just no way I could handle the place by myself. So I hired a farmhand. He was such a nice young man. He raved about my cooking. I guess they didn't feed him very well in prison. Anyway, we just loved being with each other. Of course, it was a particularly Ionely time for me and it was nice to have someone to talk to. And after awhile, he moved in. I don't think I could have gotten through those years without Ben. But when it was over, it was over. But we were both better off for having known each other.
Rose: Mother, how could you? A drifter? An ex-con? [off her mother's stern look] Oh, I'm sorry. I- I- You said he made you happy, that's what matters. Yeah, he was probably very nice for a drifting ex-con.
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‘Blanche and the Younger Man’ Quotes
Quote from Sophia
Dorothy: Ma, where are you going with all that food?
Sophia: I'm stashing it away from Rose's mother. She's on a special diet. I hate those people. You turn your back for a second, boom boom, your food is gone. Anything on your plate is suddenly on their diet.
Dorothy: Oh, come on, Ma. You haven't even met Rose's mother.
Sophia: I know a lot of old people. They're all the same. They're cranky, they're demanding, they repeat themselves. They're cranky, they're demanding...
Quote from Blanche
Blanche: I am talking about what's happening between Dirk and me. It's something really special, something fragile and rare. I've only felt this once before. It was during my 17th summer and I was working behind the cosmetics counter at the Rexall drugstore. I was stocking the Maybelline display when I heard this booming voice say, "Excuse me, ma'am. Where are the cuticle scissors?" I turned around and there he was. Our eyes locked, and for one brief moment, there was nobody else on earth but the two of us.
Dorothy: Please, Blanche. Sidney Sheldon tells shorter stories!
Blanche: I know in my heart, if I'd just followed my feelings that day at the Rexall drugstore, today I would be Mrs. Andy Griffith! I tell you what, I'm not gonna make the same mistake with Dirk that I made with Andy.
Dorothy: Didn't she tell us that story before?
Sophia: Yes, but the last time it was Woolworth's, a toenail clipper, and John Cameron Swayze.
Quote from Dorothy
Blanche: You know, I think I can handle this relationship with Dirk. I'm going out with him Saturday night.
Dorothy: Was there ever any doubt?
Blanche: Momentarily. This is strictly off the record, but Dirk's nearly five years younger than I am.
Dorothy: In what, Blanche, dog years?