- Pauline: What does "broccoli" mean?
- Frannie: Depends on the context. Pubic hair or marijuana. It's a noun.
- Pauline: And "Virginia"?
- Frannie: Vagina. As in: "He penetrated her Virginia with a hammer".
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Pauline
Meg Ryan - Frannie Avery

“I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life.”

William Alland - Jerry Thompson

- Newswoman: If you could've found out what "Rosebud" meant, I bet that would've explained everything.
- Jerry Thompson: I don't think so; Mr. Kane was a man who got everything he wanted and then lost it. Maybe "Rosebud" was something he couldn't get, or something he lost.
Petra R. de Silva - Newswoman
William Alland - Jerry Thompson

“What she meant we'll never know. It's what she said that counts.”
Laird Cregar - Ed Cornell

“You're the first woman I've ever met who said yes when she meant yes.”

Cary Grant - Johnnie Aysgarth