- Simon Camden: [to Mary when she wants to borrow money] No, no, no!
- Mary Camden: I will drive you on dates or anywhere you want to go.
- Simon Camden: Your car seats two. Where's my date supposed to sit, in the trunk?
- Simon Camden: What are we gonna do about this?
- Lucy Camden: We're gonna let Mary handle it. It's her problem, not ours.
- Ruthie Camden: Please don't let them put Mary in jail again.
- Simon Camden: You say to let Mary handle it, but she's not. We're the ones getting the calls, and sooner or later Mom and Dad are gonna find out. And deadbeat or not, she's still our sister.
- Lucy Camden: [to Mary] See, the trick isn't getting the job, it's keeping the job.
- Mary Camden: Why are you so snotty?
- Lucy Camden: Considering I spent the day dodging creditors and breaking into piggy banks, I think I'm entitled to be a little snotty.
- Rev. Eric Camden: [about Mary] You know, she quit her job at the pool hall, she quit her job at Pete's Pizza. She doesn't have any friends... well, not any good ones. She needs a job.
- Annie Camden: Yes, Mary needs a job, and money, and friends... good ones. But she has bills to pay. She also needs to take a job to pay those bills. And the job she takes probably won't be a job she loves or even likes. And then she'll see how important it is to have a job you love. And jobs people love usually involve training and/or education. That will force her to set goals and move forward.
- Rev. Eric Camden: Are you just going to will her into this realization?
- Annie Camden: She's not on our schedule. We need to give her time. She'll realize it when she realizes it.
- Rev. Eric Camden: In the meantime, no job plus no money equals no car, right? I mean, if she can't pay for the car, she'll lose it.
- Annie Camden: So let her lose the car.
- Rev. Eric Camden: This isn't about losing Mary's car. This is about losing Mary!
- Annie Camden: You think I don't know that? You know, just because I'm not a minister or a therapist doesn't mean I don't know when she's in trouble. I'm her mother! And I think she needs to be the one to ask for help, and she's not ready yet!
- Rev. Eric Camden: Well, I'm her father, and I say she needs help now, whether she asks for it or not!
- Annie Camden: What you mean to say is that you're the expert, and what you say goes!
- Simon Camden: This isn't Mary. I'm her brother Simon.
- Credit Card Collector: Well, when Mary gets in, would you tell her that if she doesn't pay these bills immediately, we will involve the local authorities
- Simon Camden: Wait, you mean the police?
- Credit Card Collector: Yes. You can't just charge for merchandise and not pay your bills; there are laws. And if we have to, we'll enforce those laws to recoup our losses.