Rose Quote #1223

Quote from Rose in Ebb Tide

Sophia: [answering phone] Hello? [hangs up] It was Dorothy. Hide me. [phone rings] Rose, you answer it.
Rose: I'm not gonna answer it. I don't want to have to lie for you. It's your daughter.
Sophia: We're not that close. [picks up receiver and hangs up] You better answer it the next time. She's gonna get mad. [phone rings]
Rose: [answering phone] Hello? Oh, hello, Dorothy. No, it didn't ring here. Why? No, everything's fine here. Sophia?
Sophia: [whispers] Tell her I'm in church.
Rose: [whispers] She's in church. [normally] I said, she's in church.

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 ‘Ebb Tide’ Quotes

Quote from Rose

Sophia: Look at this, look! Here's a couple that's willing to pay $400 a night for a room.
Rose: $400? Back in St. Olaf, the most expensive room was $18.50. And that includes the cow.
Dorothy: All right, Rose. Why would you want a cow in the room?
Rose: It's the law.

Quote from Sophia

Sophia: Oh, good. The newspaper's here. Gimme the classifieds.
Dorothy: Oh, Ma, Ma, you're not gonna answer ads in the personals again, are you? We got a lot of complaints last time.
Sophia: Hey, he asked for a single white female who likes to party, and he got one.

Quote from Blanche

Dorothy: Blanche. Your picture's in the paper. And there's a big article about the Citrus Festival.
Blanche: What's it say, what's it say?
Dorothy: "Miami will be busy this weekend with ten major conventions." Listen to this. "The highlight being the Citrus Festival Ball, which is being chaired this year by 35-year-old Blanche Devereaux."
Dorothy: How much did that cost you?
Blanche: I don't have to pay for my compliments.
Dorothy: You went to bed with him?
Blanche: Twice. But it's not like I wouldn't have anyway.