“- Mrs. Connelly: Let Mr. Rose get out there and bring home the bacon. I always thought it was strange your husband staying home while you were out there providing.
- Nancy Kendricks: Well, he's a writer.
- Mrs. Connelly: Writer? The man naps more than a newborn pup. What's he writing about? Sheeps?”
Eileen Essell - Mrs. Connelly
Drew Barrymore - Nancy Kendricks

“Honestly, I hate working here. They are so weird.”

Eric Oram - Reluctant AIM Guard

“- Arthur Bach: I hate it here!
- Hobson: Of course you hate it. People work here.”

Dudley Moore - Arthur Bach
Sir John Gielgud - Hobson

“- Young Celie Harris: Write!
- Nettie Harris: What?
- Young Celie Harris: Write!
- Nettie Harris: Nothing but death can keep me from it!”
Desreta Jackson - Young Celie Harris
Akosua Busia - Nettie Harris

“- Roger: [singing] Ti tum ti ta ti, ta tum ti ta tum.
- Roger: Do you like my new song?
- Anita: Ta tum ti ta tum. Such clever lyrics.
- Roger: Melody first, my dear, and then the lyrics.”
Ben Wright - Roger
Lisa Davis - Anita