Miss Truvy, I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.
Annelle Dupuy Desoto
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Cast
- Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- female buddy film, comedy drama, drama film
- Country
- United States
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The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.
Clairee Belcher
They were both high. They'd been smokin' everything but their shoes.
Clairee Belcher
Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!
Clairee Belcher
I've just been to the dedication of the new children's park.
Clairee
M’lynn (in reference to the pink and pink decorations at the wedding): The sanctuary looks like its been hosed down with Pepto Bismol.
Nancy (referring to Shelby's new husband): That Jackson is one big hangin' man.
Nancy
I'm not crazy, I've just been a very bad mood for the last 40 years!
Ouiser Boudreaux
He's a real gentleman, I bet he takes the dishes out of the sink before he pees in it.
Ouiser
I am just about at the end of my rope with you.
Ouiser
I don't see plays, 'cause I can nap at home for free. And I dont see movies 'cause they're trash, and they ain't got nothin' but naked people in 'em! And I don't read books, 'cause if they're any good they're gonna make 'em into a miniseries.
Ouiser
This is it, I've found it, I'm in hell.
Ouiser
I'd rather eat dirt!
Sammy
I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.
Shelby
Pink is my signature color.
Shelby
I kind of like hiring somebody with a past.
Truvy
I’m just screamin’ at my husband; I can do that any time.
Truvy
In a good shoe, I wear a size six, but a seven feels so good, I buy a size eight.
Truvy
Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face.
Truvy
When it comes to pain and suffering, she's right up there with Elizabeth Taylor.
Truvy