Dorothy: Ma, I still cannot believe what you were doing on the interstate.
Sophia: I was living for the day, pussycat.
Dorothy: You were mooning a chain gang!
Sophia: And did you see the smiles on their faces? They probably hadn't seen a woman in years.
Dorothy: I guess not. No, they kept up with us through four warning shots.

Dorothy: Oh, Blanche, come on. You only think she's here. You and Grammy spent a lot of time here, and the memories are so alive. Of course you can... You can almost feel her here. Right, Rose?
Rose: Well, she's not under the bed.

Dorothy: Oh, now, come on. Blanche, this is ridiculous. You can't stay here all night. You're gonna have to eat sometime.
Blanche: Oh, this is where you don't know me, Dorothy. I can go for days without food, if that's what it takes.
Rose: Oh, come on, Blanche. You've been known to debone a chicken from across the room.

Dorothy: You know, Blanche, when my father died, I heard his voice, too, or what I thought was his voice. Honey, it happens to everybody. It's wishful thinking. We want to hear them, so we do.
Blanche: You don't believe that Grammy's here, that she talks to me.
Dorothy: Of course I do, sweetheart. [in a Southern accent] Blanche, this is your Grammy. Y'all get yourself out of here, you dumb peckerwood.
Rose: Oh, I heard it that time, too. Feets, don't fail me now! [runs out]

Dorothy: Well, whatever happened up in that room sure did her a world of good.
Sophia: Excuse me?
Dorothy: Well, it's just that I've I've never seen her like this. She must have had a really great experience.
Sophia: Oh, Blanche has a great experience, but your mother is a nut.
Dorothy: Ma, I never said that.
Sophia: Then why won't you talk to me about the white light?
Dorothy: It scares me, all right? It makes me feel like you're embracing death, and I don't want to see that. I want you to rail against it, Ma.

Dorothy: You should calm down, Ma. We can talk about that later.
Sophia: Fine. Okay. If you think that's best.
Dorothy: Oh, Ma.
Blanche: So, anyway, Dorothy, like I was saying about Grammy's plantation...
Dorothy: Blanche, I cannot believe you!
Blanche: You said you weren't gonna talk about this till later.
Dorothy: I know, but Ma almost died.
Blanche: Well, she's got her color back, hasn't she?

Sal: [thunder rumbling] Uh-oh.
Sophia: What is it? What's going on?
Sal: You're not gonna believe this, Sophia, but God, Sophia. Sophia, God.
Sophia: Wow, now I see where Jesus got those eyes.
Sal: [shush] He's talking. Yeah, yes, I understand, God. I know these things happen. What? Well, if you want. [as James Cagney] You dirty rat.
Sophia: Sal, you look so sad. What's wrong?
Sal: God says it's not your time yet. You gotta go back, Sophia.
Sophia: But I wanna be with you. I don't wanna go back.
Sal: He pretty much gets his way in these things. Besides, someone's got to take care of little spumoni-face.
Sophia: Who?
Sal: Dorothy. When I worked late, I'd come home, we had our little secret ice cream club, and that was the nickname I gave her.
Sophia: And what was her nickname for you?
Sal: Favorite parent. [thunder rumbling] It's time, Sophia.
Sophia: Do I have to?
Sal: Don't be so sad. We'll be together again.
Sophia: I love you, Sal.
Sal: And I love you. And tell my little spumoni-face something. I'm proud of her.

Sophia: Dorothy? Dorothy? Where am I?
Angel: Sophia. Welcome to heaven.
Sophia: I'm in heaven?
Angel: That's right.
Sophia: "Heaven" heaven? I went straight to heaven? No stops? No purgatory?
Angel: Purgatory? [chuckling] Oh, you Catholics.

Angel: Look, why don't you make yourself comfortable? I have to prepare for our next arrival, and actually, I'm rather excited. It's a televangelist.
Sophia: Why is that exciting?
Angel: We've never had one here before.
Sophia: So this is heaven.

Sal: Sophia! Sophia!
Sophia: Hey, who's that? Who's calling me?
Sal: It's me. You know, [chuckles].
Sophia: Oh, Sal, is that you? Could it possibly be you? Oh, Sal, please prove to me it's you.
Sal: [as James Cagney] You dirty rat. You killed my brother.
Sophia: Oh, Sal, it is you! You always did such a great Cagney.