I forget the exact quote, but it is something like "I would rather have 15 minutes of wonderful, rather than a lifetime of nothing special"....or somethign like that.
I just adore this movie. Everyone is so memorable and hilarious particularly Shirley MacLaine's character Ouiser. My DH likes it too even though he would never admit it.
A good quote? Here's one: "Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face."
I agree, taht's got to be about the best line! I LOVED Shirley McClain and Olympia Dukakis in that movie. In fact I think Olympia is probably one of the most underrated actresses of all time.
Oh God I've seen that movie a 1000 times, one of my favorites scenes and they are in church and Dolly has just said to Shirley McClaine, or what it Olympia any how "you've never done a religeious thing in your life" "When I was in college me and a friend dressed as nuns and went bar hopping"!
"You are evil and you must be destroyed."
"You are a pig from hell"
"You know I love you more than my luggage"
and " Ouisa, why you so happy? You run over a small child or something?"
BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!