All in the Family (TV Series)

Cousin Liz (1977)

K Callan: Veronica Cartright

Quotes 

• Veronica Cartright : Edith, your cousin Liz and I were very fond of each other. Extremely fond of each other.

  Edith Bunker : Oh, I know. We was too.

  Veronica Cartright : No. You see, we loved each other.

  Edith Bunker : Oh, I know. We love each other too. I can remember when we was kids in school, we was like sisters.

  Veronica Cartright : Uh, no. This wasn't like that. Uh. We loved each other in a different way.

  Edith Bunker : Well, what way?

  Veronica Cartright : Well, this was more like a marriage.

  Edith Bunker : A marriage? Oh well, it couldn't be. You and cousin Liz was both g--

  [stops suddenly, stunned] 

• Veronica Cartright : We had a happy, wonderful life together. Twenty-five marvelous years.

  Edith Bunker : [stammering]  Ohhhh. Oh well, that's good. I wonder why she never mentioned it.

  Veronica Cartright : Well, people don't want to hear about those things. I mean, do you think that we would have been allowed to continue as school teachers?

  Edith Bunker : Well, why not? I mean, that don't affect the brain, does it?

• Edith Bunker : [after finding out that Veronica and Liz were secret lovers]  Oh Veronica, I wish you hadn't told me about this.

  Veronica Cartright : [embarrassed]  So, do I.

  Edith Bunker : Oh no! I didn't mean that. I mean that its so sad. It must have been terrible, loving somebody and not being able to talk about it. You can have the tea set. It belongs to you. You're really her next of kin.

  Veronica Cartright : Oh, thank you, Edith. Thank you.