- Francine Tibbetts: [speaking over the wails of her newborn in the upstairs bedroom] Oh, I know all about babies. Ten kids in my family. Thought I'd gotten away from kids.
- Pastine Tibbetts: Well, this one sounds hungry.
- Francine Tibbetts: I know. I haven't got the hang of it.
- Pastine Tibbetts: It's been a long time, but I'll see what I can do to help.
- Lonnie Tibbetts: Say, ain't you goin' to take a bottle?
- Francine Tibbetts: I'm wearin' it.
- Biscuit Brunson: Our boys are gonna be home before long, you'll see. We'll get everything back to normal.
- Jake Tibbetts: There's no such thing as normal anymore. War's changed all that.
- Pastine Tibbetts: He's a cantankerous old goat but I love him in spite of it. That's what marriage is sometimes; lovin' in spite of.