2020-04-29

Diary of A Mad Black Woman

I just want you to know that old Helen is gone, and you will NEVER speak to me like that again. 
-Helen

Fried Green Tomatoes

A heart can be broken, but it will keep beating just the same.
-Ninnie Threadgoode

Beaches

I'm not stubborn, I'm... right. 
-Hillary

True Grit (2010)

You must pay for everything in this world, one way and another. There is nothing free except the grace of God. 
-Mattie Ross

The Color Purple

The jail you planned for me is the one you're gonna rot in. 
-Celie

Million Dollar Baby

This is my fighter. 
-Frankie Dunn

A League of Their Own

Hi, my name's Mae, and that's more than a name, that's an attitude. 
-Mae Mordabito

Silence of the Lambs

I graduated from UVa, Captain; it's not exactly a charm school. 
-Clarice Starling

Elizabeth

I am not your Elizabeth. I am no man's Elizabeth. And if you think to rule, you are mistaken.
-Elizabeth

Dangerous Minds

You asked me once how I was gonna save your life. This is it. This moment.
-Louanne

Terms of Endearment

Grown women are prepared for life's little emergencies. 
-Aurora

Changeling

I used to tell Walter, "Never start a fight... but always finish it." I didn't start this fight... but by God, I'm going to finish it.
-Christine Collins

Aliens

I will never leave you. That's a promise.  
-Ripley

Kill Bill

You and I have unfinished business!
-The Bride

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