Evelyn Ryan:
I don't need you to make me happy. I just need you to leave me alone when I am.
Evelyn Ryan:
[singing] My frisk the Frigidaire, clean the cupboard bare sandwich.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
You know what your problem is?
Evelyn Ryan:
No Dad, I don't.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
You're too damn happy.
[Evelyn and the kids laugh]
Detective Feeney:
If you were stranded on an island and could take only one beverage with you, which beverage would you take?
Evelyn Ryan:
Orange juice.
Detective Feeney:
Orange juice?
Evelyn Ryan:
Yes, orange juice... to prevent scurvy.
[pauses]
Evelyn Ryan:
But my beverage of choice is Dr. Pepper.
Detective Feeney:
[laughs]
Evelyn Ryan:
Let's go to bed. I'm tired of this day. I need a new one.
Evelyn Ryan:
Do you know that U.S. Army research has shown a relationship between intelligence and willingness to eat unfamiliar foods?
Evelyn Ryan:
You know what the worst part of it is?
Mrs. Bidlack:
What?
Evelyn Ryan:
A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.
Evelyn Ryan:
He said that I beat 250,000 other entries. And do you know what else? It wasn't even my best one.
Evelyn Ryan:
Everything is possible.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
I wanted to make a nice dinner for the kids.
Evelyn Ryan:
Why didn't you feed them?
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
I was crying and didn't want them to see me.
Evelyn Ryan:
Why on earth were you crying?
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
I thought you decided to go away and never come back.
Evelyn Ryan:
[sighs] For goodness sakes. You know I'd never leave the kids with you.
Evelyn Ryan:
Don't be silly. Spices don't have legs. There are no bugs in the soup.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
This is my last dollar. What if we don't win?
Evelyn Ryan:
Well, that is a problem for another day.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan:
Do you hate me, Mother?
Evelyn Ryan:
I'm still in shock right now. I'll have to let you know.