Jacqueline Bisset: Clare Lipkin
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Quotes
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Clare Lipkin : Well, it's finally over. Sidney Lipkin Companies have completed their much awaited merger with Mother Earth, Inc. They give the sagging maggot industry an instantaneous boost in the arm.
Dr. Van Kamp : What a horrid, fabulous thing to say.
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Clare Lipkin : [referring to herself] Thirty-five years old and still bulimic.
Dr. Van Kamp : Thirty-five?
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Dr. Van Kamp : I thought Sidney looked smashing in that little Turnbull and Asser chemise. Did you pick that out or was it one of the maids?
Clare Lipkin : Well, they tried like hell to get the stain out; but, couldn't quite do it. Did you see the lipstick on his collar?
Dr. Van Kamp : At least they got it off of his fly.
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Peter : We were so sorry to hear about your loss.
Clare Lipkin : Oh, well, my husband was sorrier - as Groucho would say.
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Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : Would you believe that I was a virgin when I got married?
Clare Lipkin : Well, so was I, according to my publicist.
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[first lines]
Clare Lipkin : On earth, as it is in heaven, Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us, Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For thine is the Kingdom and the power...
Zandra : Mother, how much longer do we have to have Daddy at the table?
Clare Lipkin : And the glory...
Dr. Van Kamp : It is pushing it, Clare. Sidney's been dead a week already.
Clare Lipkin : For *ever*. Amen.
Dr. Van Kamp , Zandra , Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : Amen.
Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : Now, leave Clare alone.
Clare Lipkin : It's so hard to let go. To say goodbye.
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Clare Lipkin : Binge and purge. Binge and purge! Well, Sidney has been purged and I am ready for the binge.
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Zandra : Mom, how long is that thing going to be tomorrow? I told Mimi I'd go to the beach with her.
Clare Lipkin : Darling, that thing is your father's wake. And you will be there. And you will like it.
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Sidney : I've made a little discovery about the dead. They feel, they need, they desire.
Clare Lipkin : Stay away. Stay away!
Sidney : You know, the funny thing is, you're right. When I was alive, I wanted to ball anyone but you. Now, you're the only one I want.
Clare Lipkin : Oh, my God!
Sidney : Death doesn't make any sense without you, Clare. You'll love it in hell. I've already picked out a house for us. Just like this one.
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To-Bel : I *love* what you've done with your home.
Clare Lipkin : Oh, well, my late husband liked the idea of an English manor, trapped inside an Italian villa, and me trapped right along with it.
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Clare Lipkin : We are doomed, unless, we break the cycle of need. I read in a magazine, that you can break an old pattern, by doing something new, 21 days in a row.
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Clare Lipkin : Rosa, can you bring another mimosa?
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Clare Lipkin : You just want me; because, you know you can't have me.
Juan : I thought you wanted me; because, I didn't care about you?
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Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : My husband was intimidated by my brain.
Clare Lipkin : Oh, they shit on us for years and we get addicted to the humiliation.
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Clare Lipkin : What was Howard like in bed?
Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : He was a diamond cutter.
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Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : Its been nine months since we're separated and I feel like a virgin again. I haven't let anyone touch me.
Clare Lipkin : You're kidding!
Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian : All the men that I'm attracted to, either turn out to be gay or they want to take over!
Clare Lipkin : I don't think you're setting your sights low enough.
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Clare Lipkin : Frank? I'm dressing. What are you doing here?
Frank : They always ask that.
