- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Ma, we need to talk. I waited up for you until two in the morning, and you still weren't home.
- Sophia Petrillo: Oh, yea, Gertie and I and some of the girls went to Wolfie's to pick up guys.
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: I called Wolfie's at 11, you weren't there.
- Sophia Petrillo: Guess who got lucky?
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Oh God!
- Sophia Petrillo: What can I say? A couple of egg creams, the bright fluorescent lights, and a retired jeweler named Shlomo all conspired to make a night of enchantment.
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Not for me. I can't tell you the horrible thoughts I had about what might have happened to you, although none as horrible as what you just described.
- Sophia Petrillo: [seeing Rose with Miles after she's been with Buzz] Oh, my God! Now she's with the other boyfriend! It's like living with Cher!
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: [happily] Ma.
- Blanche: Sophia, you're here. And you have your suitcases. Does that mean you're not leaving?
- Sophia Petrillo: I don't get it. I'm only gone for a few days and the dumb one's in there acting like a slut while the slut's in here being stupid! Of, course I'm back!
- Sophia Petrillo: Pussycat, I'm goin' out with my friends. Can you give me some money?
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: What happened to the money I gave you last night?
- Sophia Petrillo: Let's see. Ten bucks went for cover charge, ten bucks went for a round of drinks, and the other ten went into the G-string of a very cute male dancer named Mr Big.
- Blanche: I know that guy. That's just a stage name.
- Sophia Petrillo: [trying to explain her new group of friends] Look. The Senior Citizens Center is divided into three cliques: the hip group, the not-so-hip group, and the broken-hip group. Which group would you want to be in?
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Oh, Ma, when I was a kid, you always told me it wasn't important to be a member of a popular clique. You always said, 'Just be yourself.'
- Sophia Petrillo: Sure, that was because no-one liked you.
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: [to Blanche] This is why, when I was a kid, I had an imaginary mother.
- Rose: [reminiscing about her late husband] Charlie liked to do all the typical teen-age things. When we'd go to a drive-in movie, he'd hide me in the trunk so we only had to pay admission for one. And after the movie, he'd drive me home, let me out of the trunk, and tell me all about it.
- Buzz: Rosie, I never should have left you 40 years ago. I can still see you standing on the platform as the train started to roll by. Remember, Rose? You were walking along side, tears rolling down your cheeks. When the train picked up a little speed, you started to run. Suddenly you were out of sight. It was very painful for me.
- Rose: For me, too. I ran face-first into the crossing signal.
- Sophia Petrillo: [Sophia is fed up with Dorothy's criticism of her lifestyle] Well, I'm leaving. I found a compatible roommate. Here's my new address and 'phone number.
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Oh, come on, Ma, you're joking.
- Sophia Petrillo: It's no joke. Ciao. Auf Wiedersehen. Arrivederci, and Sayonara.
- [she leaves]
- Rose: Gee, she could have at least said, 'Goodbye'.
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Rose, quite frankly, I don't get it. What is this hold that Buzz has over you?
- Blanche: Oh, I know exactly what she's going through, Dorothy. First love can be very powerful. I felt the same way about Heywood Boyle, the star pitcher on our High School baseball team. Ah, an amazing athlete. That boy had exceptional control.
- [she pauses in reverie, while Dorothy rolls her eyes]
- Blanche: He was always up for extra innings.
- [another pause]
- Blanche: And his delivery...
- Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: [erupting] All right, Blanche, enough!
- Rose: Yeah, we get it. So, what was he like in bed?