- Mr. Theodore J. Mooney: Mrs. Carmichael, anyone familiar with sports knows that baseball players open bowling alleys and boxers open saloons.
- Lucy Carmichael: Yeah, well, not Eddie.
- Mr. Theodore J. Mooney: Oh?
- Eddie Rickles: I'm a florist.
- Mr. Theodore J. Mooney: Ah, you're wise.
- Lucy Carmichael: And he's going to buy his own shop
- Mr. Theodore J. Mooney: [to Eddie] And you're smart.
- Lucy Carmichael: And you're going to give him the three thousand dollars to do it.
- Mr. Theodore J. Mooney: [to Lucy] And you're nuts!