Lillian Quote #16
Quote from Lillian in The Workplace
Adult Dean: Funny. Instead of being bored enough to jump out the window and shoot myself on the way down, I actually wanted to learn more about Mama and her job.
Dean: So... Did you always want to work here?
Lillian: You know... I didn't know what I wanted to do, but none of the women in my family had careers. I knew I wanted more than what Waugh, Alabama, had to give me, so I went to college and then I got my master's. And then, after months of searching for work without so much as an interview, I saw a posting about a job at the Department of Treasury. Never thought I'd get it, but like I tell you and your brother and your sister...
Dean: "Give out before you give up."
Lillian: That's right. I tried. And I got the job.
Adult Dean: Sometimes, you don't appreciate the rare beauty of a unicorn until you see it in the wild.
Dean: So, you had to get a master's to work here?
Lillian: Baby, I'm the only one here who has a master's.
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‘The Workplace’ Quotes
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Dean: So... what makes cupcakes taste so "down home"?
Lillian: Slavery. And bacon grease in the pan. But mainly slavery.
Quote from Dean
Kim: Mama, I've never seen that purse before! That's foxy! Eh, you know where my other skirt is? Not the plaid one. The green one with the buttons on the front.
Lillian: It's still in the hamper. You know where the laundry room is, right?
Bill: Baby, what time do you think dinner will be ready? Can you make stew? You make the best stew.
Dean: We just got home! Will you people give us a second? Please. And when I get back in here, these chores better be done. [scoffs] Man, the woman just walked through the door.
Quote from Dean
[Lillian picks up a copy of the bible with three condoms on top as she packs a box for Bruce]
Lillian: Lord, you know I am not ready to be a grandmother. About time, young man. Letter? [Dean tries to put a football in the box] No, see, that's not gonna fit.
Dean: Mom...
Lillian: Dean!
Dean: But I told him I'd send him something to play catch with his buddies!
Lillian: Well, he's at war, not summer camp.
Dean: Then why'd you pack him all those balloons?
Adult Dean: Obviously, I'd never seen condoms or balloons, apparently.