- Maxwell Sheffield: Where is she - where's Mother?
- Jocelyn Sheffield: [about Maxwell and Fran's wedding] Oh, she declined the invitation. Seems she despises your fiancée.
- Maxwell Sheffield: What? That's ridiculous. I spoke to her the other day. She said she adores Fran.
- Jocelyn Sheffield: 'Abhors', darling.
- Maxwell Sheffield: Oh, Niles. I just hope I can live up to Fran's expectations. You know, I haven't been with a woman in quite some time.
- Niles: Well, double quite some time, add two, and welcome to my world, pal.
- [Fran has stood Maxwell up at the altar, and he's come looking for her to find out why]
- Fran Fine: Jocelyn and Lester are getting a divorce.
- Maxwell Sheffield: What's that to do with us?
- Fran Fine: Their marriage didn't work because they're from two different worlds just like us. I mean you're the sophisticated classy Jocelyn, and I'm Lester, the poor schlub who works for you.
- Maxwell Sheffield: Oh, come on darling, you never really work.
- Val Toriello: [Their car has broken down and they are on foot. To Sylvia:] You know, we've been walking for three hours, how cannot you be hungry?
- Fran Fine: [Turns to Sylvia, suspicious. Calmly:] Ma, did you eat my edible underwears?
- Sylvia Fine: [long pause] Maybe.
- Fran Fine: Ma!
- [slaps Sylvia on the arm]
- Fran Fine: We were gonna ration my undies.
- Sylvia Fine: [Voice goes up] I was nervous! You know I always eat when I'm nervous!
- Fran Fine: [Agitated:] Nervous, happy, sad, swimming!