Rose Quote #385

Quote from Rose in The Housekeeper

Blanche: Well, why don't you begin by telling us a little about yourself.
Marguerite: Well, there isn't much to tell. I'm hardworking and honest, and I'll work for a reasonable wage.
Rose: That's it?
Marguerite: All right, I won't go on with this charade any longer. There is something else. I'm black. Now, if that's a problem for you, I'm white. Now, of course, that'll cost you extra.
Dorothy: Oh, Marguerite, I could kiss you.
Marguerite: And I don't go for that freaky stuff.
Rose: Neither do Dorothy and I.
[Blanche looks to Rose]

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 ‘The Housekeeper’ Quotes

Quote from Sophia

Marguerite: What is she talking about?
Sophia: Don't play dumb with me. I've been known to cast a curse myself. Do you think Shelley Long was really tired of playing in Cheers? Wrong, baby. I was tired of her!

Quote from Rose

Dorothy: Look, Marguerite is a lovely person. She just cannot do the job.
Rose: [sighs] I hate to admit it, but you're right. We had a similar situation back in St. Olaf, with Mrs. Gunderson, our grade school teacher. Oh, she was the nicest woman you'd ever want to meet, but as the years went by, she got her facts a little confused. In biology class she started telling kids that the human body was made up of 80% Ovaltine. While we were studying WWI, she told us mustard gas was something you got from eating too many hot dogs. That's why to this day in St. Olaf, everyone celebrates the 4th of July with a thin omelet on a bun.
Dorothy: What do you say after we fire Marguerite, we each chip in and get Rose a CAT scan.

Quote from Rose

Blanche: I wonder what this is.
Rose: I'll bet it's a love potion.
Dorothy: Ah, Rose, come on, honey. There's no such thing as a love potion.
Rose: Sure there is, Dorothy. My grandparents got together because of a love potion. Well, actually it was a foot salve Gramps accidentally swallowed. You see, Grandma was the nurse who pumped his stomach, but she was new and she attached the nozzle to the wrong place. Next thing you know, they were engaged.