“Books can be good for something other than burning.”

Sheila McCarthy - Judith

“You guys? There's a whole section on tax law down here that we can burn.”

Arjay Smith - Brian Parks

“- Milton Fishman: Well guys, we gotta start a fire. Better start looking for pinecones.
- Max Grabelski: Pinecones?
- Milton Fishman: It says in the manual, whenever your camp is surrounded by green wood, always use pinecones to start your fire.
- Max Grabelski: If the manual told you to stick your wiener in a light-socket, would you do it?”
Ari Greenberg - Milton Fishman
Daniel Stern - Max Grabelski

“A magnificence that comes out of your eyes, in your voice, in the way you stand there, in the way you walk. You're lit from within, Tracy. You've got fires banked down in you, hearth-fires and holocausts.”

James Stewart - Macaulay Connor

“- Lee Donley: I believe this is how the Chicago fire got started.
- Gloria Anderson: The Chicago fire was started by a cow.
- Lee Donley: History repeats itself.”

Ann Sheridan - Lee Donley
Helen Vinson - Gloria Anderson